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fluorine

 (F) [floor´ēn]
a chemical element, atomic number 9, atomic weight 18.998. (See Appendix 6.)
fluorine 18 a radioactive isotope of fluorine, atomic mass 18, having a half-life of 1.8925 hours; it has been used as a tracer in positron emission tomography.

fluor·ine (F),

(flōr'ēn), Avoid the mispronunciation fluorīne.
A gaseous chemical element, atomic no. 9, atomic wt. 18.9984032; 18F (half-life of 1.83 h) is used as a diagnostic aid in various tissue scans.
[L. fluere, flow]

fluor·ine

(F) (flōr-ēn')
A gaseous chemical element; atomic no. 9, atomic weight 18.9984032; 18F (half-life of 1.83 hours) is used as a diagnostic aid in various tissue scans.

fluor·ine

(F) (flōr-ēn')
A gaseous chemical element used as a diagnostic aid in various tissue scans.
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