A soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light, chief source of fluorine
English: fluorite, fluorspar, fluor
fluorEnglish
F, atomic number 9, fluor, fluorine, fluorite
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A nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens, usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas, a powerful oxidizing agent, recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite
English: fluorine, F, atomic number 9
Bahasa: fluorin
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