See also: fluoro-

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Etymology

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From fluor(escent) +‎ -o.

Noun

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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 [] .

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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.

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Verb

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fluoro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fluorar

Esperanto

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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fluoro (uncountable, accusative fluoron)

  1. (chemistry) fluorine

Etymology

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From Esperanto fluoro, from Italian fluoro.

Noun

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fluoro (uncountable)

  1. fluorine

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin fluor (flow).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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fluoro m (plural fluori)

  1. (chemistry) fluorine
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Latin

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fluōrō

  1. dative/ablative singular of fluōrum

Portuguese

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fluoro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fluorar

Spanish

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fluoro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fluorar

Venetian

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Noun

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fluoro m (plural fluori)

  1. fluorine