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fluorine
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fluorine /flu·o·rine/ (F) (floor´en) a chemical element, at. no. 9.
fluor·ine (flrn, -n, flôr-)
n. Symbol F
A highly corrosive, toxic, gaseous halogen element. It is a component of many drugs, and its radioisotope is used in functional brain imaging and bone scans. Atomic number 9.

fluorine
(flr´ēn),
n an element of the halogen family and the most reactive of the nonmetals. Its atomic number is 9, and its atomic weight is 19. Small amounts of sodium fluoride added to the public water supply will reduce the incidence of dental caries, particularly among children. Excessive amounts of fluoride can mottle tooth enamel and cause osteosclerosis. Acute fluoride poisoning can cause death.

fluorine
a chemical element, atomic number 9, atomic weight 18.998, symbol F. See Table 6.

fluorine poisoning


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For many years, high-performance fire-fighting foams, like AFFF (Aqueous Film Forming Foam), have been rife with fluorine compounds, which lately have been in the limelight as having potential harmful long-term effects on the environment.
What these fluorine compounds don't do is fully degrade.
 
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