Words Starting With FLUO
Here's the list of all the 93 Words Starting With FLUO in the English Language.
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| fluorescent | 1. emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source 2. brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light More Definitions → |
| fluorescence | 1. light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength More Definitions → |
| fluoride | 1. a salt of hydrofluoric acid More Definitions → |
| fluoxetine | 1. a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade names Prozac or Sarafem); it is thought to work by increasing the activity of serotonin in the brain More Definitions → |
| fluor | 1. a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine More Definitions → |
| fluorine | 1. a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite More Definitions → |
| fluorouracil | 1. an antimetabolite used to treat certain cancers More Definitions → |
| fluorescein | 1. a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed) More Definitions → |
| fluoridation | 1. the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay) More Definitions → |
| fluorite | 1. a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine More Definitions → |
| fluorocarbon | 1. a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols More Definitions → |
| fluoroscopy | 1. examination of body structures using a fluoroscope More Definitions → |
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