f 4 l 1 u 1 o 1 r 1
5 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluorbor. English fluor Borrowed from Latin fluor.
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