fluoroid

fluoroid
\\ˈflu̇(ə)ˌrȯid, ˈflōrˌȯid, ˈflȯˌrȯid\ noun (-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary fluor- + -oid

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fluoroid Cryst.
(ˈfluːərɔɪd)
[f. fluor + -oid.]
A solid bounded by twenty-four triangular planes; occurring frequently in fluor-spar.

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  • Fluoroid — Flu or*oid, n. [Fluor + oid.] (Crystallog.) A tetrahexahedron; so called because it is a common form of fluorite. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fluoroid — flu·o·roid …   English syllables

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