fluor

noun flu·or \ˈflü-ˌȯr, ˈflü-ər\

Definition of FLUOR

New Latin, mineral belonging to a group used as fluxes and including fluorite, from Latin, flow, from fluere — more at fluid

First Known Use: 1661

Medical Dictionary

noun flu·or \ˈflü-ˌȯ(ə)r, ˈflü-ər\

: a bodily discharge <make a diagnosis of pathological fluor—Archives of Therapeutics>

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