plural of fluorine

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol F) with an atomic number of 9. It is the lightest of the halogens, a pale yellow-green, highly reactive gas that attacks all metals.

(chemistry) The introduction of fluorine into a compound by means of a chemical reaction.

(chemistry, transitive) To introduce fluorine into a compound.

simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate

(chemistry) Treated or reacted with fluorine or hydrofluoric acid. / (chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more atoms of hydrogen with fluorine.

present participle of fluorinate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate

Archaic form of fluorine.

plural of fluorination