English

Noun

fluoro ‎(plural fluoros)

1. A fluorescent light
   • 2009, January 25, “By Dr Cindy Pan”, in Living with epilepsy:

     About one in 20 epilepsy sufferers are sensitive to flashing lights, which can include strobe lighting or flickering fluoros […] .

Adjective

fluoro ‎(comparative more fluoro, superlative most fluoro)

1. (colloquial) Of a fluorescent colour.

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian fluoro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fluˈoro/
• Hyphenation: flu‧o‧ro

Noun

fluoro ‎(uncountable, accusative fluoron)

1. fluorine

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto fluoro, from Italian fluoro.

Noun

fluoro (uncountable)

1. fluorine

Italian

Etymology

Derived from Latin fluor ‎(“flow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fluˈɔ.ro/, [fl̺uˈɔːr̺o], [ˈfl̺wɔːr̺o]
• Hyphenation: flu‧ò‧ro

Noun

fluoro m ‎(plural fluori)

1. (chemistry) fluorine

Related terms

Latin

Noun

fluorō

1. dative singular of fluorum
2. ablative singular of fluorum

Portuguese

Verb

fluoro

1. first-person singular present indicative of fluorar

Venetian

Noun

fluoro m (plural fluori)

1. fluorine