flúor

See also: fluor, fluor-, Fluor, fluór, and flüor

Asturian

Chemical element (edit)
F Atomic number 9 flúor
Classification data Period 2 Group 17 Block p-block Class halogen
Previous: ← oxíxenu (O)
Next: neón (Ne) →

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfluoɾ/ [ˈflu.oɾ]
• Rhymes: -uoɾ
• Syllabification: flú‧or

Noun

flúor m (uncountable)

1. fluorine

Further reading

• “flúor”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Galician

Noun

flúor m (uncountable)

1. fluorine

Further reading

• “flúor”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Icelandic

Chemical element (edit)
F Atomic number 9 flúor
Classification data Period 2 Group 17 Block p-block Class halogen
Previous: ← súrefni, ildi (O)
Next: neon (Ne) →

Noun

flúor n (genitive singular flúors, no plural)

1. fluorine (symbol F)

   Synonym: flúr

Declension

Declension of flúor (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	flúor	flúorið
accusative	flúor	flúorið
dative	flúori	flúorinu
genitive	flúors	flúorsins

Derived terms

• blóðflúorgreining (“haematofluorimetri”)
• brennisteinshexaflúoríð (“sulphur hexafluoride”)
• flúorasetamíð (“fluoroacetamide”)
• flúordeoxýúridín (“fluorodeoxyuridine”)
• flúoren (“fluorene”)
• flúorfosfónít (“fluorophosphonite”)
• flúoríð (“fluoride”)
• flúorkolefni (“fluorocarbon”)
• flúortamón (“flurtamone”)
• hexaflúoríð (“hexafluoride”)
• klórtríflúoretýlen (“chlorotrifluoroethylene”)
• perflúorkolefni (“perfluorocarbon”)
• pólýtetraflúoretýlen (“polytetrafluorethylene”)
• pólýtetraflúoretýlen (“polytetrafluoroethylene”)
• tetraflúoretýlen (“tetrafluorethylene”)
• vetnisflúoríð (“hydrogen fluoride”)
• vetnisflúorkolefni (“hydrofluorocarbon”)
• vetnisklórflúorkolefni (“hydrochlorofluorocarbon”)
• vínylídenflúoríð (“vinylidene fluoride”)

Portuguese

Chemical element (edit)
F Atomic number 9 flúor
Classification data Period 2 Group 17 Block p-block Class halogen
Previous: ← oxigénio (Europe), oxigênio (Brazil) (O)
Next: néon (Ne) →
Portuguese Wikipedia article on Flúor

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈflu.oʁ/ [ˈflu.oh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈflu.oʁ/ [ˈflu.oh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈflu.oɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈflu.oʁ/ [ˈflu.oχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈflu.oɻ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈflu.ɔɾ/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: flú‧or

Noun

flúor m (plural flúores)

1. (chemistry, uncountable) fluorine
2. an atom of fluorine

Related terms

• fluorar
• fluoreto
• fluorídrico
• fluorita
• fluorítico

Further reading

• “flúor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “flúor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Chemical element (edit)
F Atomic number 9 flúor
Classification data Period 2 Group 17 Block p-block Class halogen
Previous: ← oxígeno (O)
Next: neón (Ne) →

Etymology

From Latin fluor (“the act of flowing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfluoɾ/ [ˈflu.oɾ]

• Audio (Spain):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uoɾ
• Syllabification: flú‧or

Noun

flúor m (uncountable)

1. fluorine

Coordinate terms

• Previous: oxígeno. Next: neón

Derived terms

• fluorar
• fluorescente
• fluorescer

Related terms

• fluir
• flujo

Further reading

• “flúor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025