fluoro

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See also: fluoro-

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From fluor(escent) +‎ -o.

Noun[edit]

fluoro (plural fluoros)

  1. (Australia, colloquial) A fluorescent light.
    • 2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 27:
      She held her grey felt hat in her hand, slapping the flat brim lightly against her leg as she walked, her tinted hair gleaming under the fluoros.
    • 2009 January 25, Dr Cindy Pan, “Living with epilepsy”, in Herald Sun[1]:
      About one in 20 epilepsy sufferers are sensitive to flashing lights, which can include strobe lighting or flickering fluoros [] .

Adjective[edit]

fluoro (comparative more fluoro, superlative most fluoro)

  1. (chiefly Australia) Fluorescent.
    • 1999, Julia Leigh, The Hunter, Faber & Faber 2012, p. 150:
      And yes, as he peers beyond a boulder, down in the hollow he can make out two figures in khaki moving around a fluoro orange tent.

See also[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Verb[edit]

fluoro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fluorar

Esperanto[edit]

Esperanto Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia eo
Chemical element
F
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Next: neono (Ne)

Etymology[edit]

Derived from Latin fluor (flow). Doublet of flui.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [fluˈoro]
  • Audio:
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  • Rhymes: -oro
  • Hyphenation: flu‧o‧ro

Noun[edit]

fluoro (uncountable, accusative fluoron)

  1. (chemistry) fluorine

Ido[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Esperanto fluoro, from Italian fluoro.

Noun[edit]

fluoro (uncountable)

  1. fluorine

Italian[edit]

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it
Chemical element
F
Previous: ossigeno (O)
Next: neon (Ne)

Etymology[edit]

From Latin fluor (flow).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fluˈɔ.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ɔro
  • Hyphenation: flu‧ò‧ro

Noun[edit]

fluoro m (plural fluori)

  1. (chemistry) fluorine

Related terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

fluōrō

  1. dative/ablative singular of fluōrum

Portuguese[edit]

Verb[edit]

fluoro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fluorar

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

fluoro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fluorar

Venetian[edit]

Noun[edit]

fluoro m (plural fluori)

  1. fluorine