how to pronounce fluorine

/ˈflɔː.ɹiːn/

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fluorine is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of fluorine in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… fluoride is that fluorine is quite rare …”

meanings of fluorine

noun:

A single atom of this element.
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.

fluorine frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word fluorine occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.