Webster's Dictionary 1913

2404

Flume

Flume (?), n. [Cf. OE. flum river, OF, flum, fr. L. flumen, fr. fluere to flow. √84. See Fluent.] A stream; especially, a passage channel, or conduit for the water that drives a...

2405

Fluminous

Flu″mi‐nous (?), a. [L. flumen, fluminis, river.] Pertaining to rivers; abounding in streama.

2406

Flummery

Flum″mer‐y (?), n. [W. llumru, or llumruwd, a kind of food made of oatmeal steeped in water until it has turned sour, fr. llumrig harsh, raw, crude, fr. llum sharp, severe.] 1. ...

2407

Flung

Flung (?), imp. & p. p. of Fling.

2408

Flunk

Flunk (flŭṉk), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Flunked (flŭṉkt); p. pr. & vb. n.Flunking.] [Cf. Funk.] To fail, as on a lesson; to back out, as from an undertaking, through fear.

2409

Flunk (2)

Flunk, v. t. To fail in; to shirk, as a task or duty.

2410

Flunk (3)

Flunk, n. A failure or backing out; specifically (College cant), a total failure in a recitation.

2411

Flunky

Flun″ky (flŭṉ″ky̆), n.; pl.Flunkies (–kĭz). [Prob. fr. or akin to flank.] [Written also flunkey.] 1. A contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman.2. One who is obsequ...

2412

Flunkydom

Flun″ky‐dom (?), n. The place or region of flunkies. C. Kingsley.

2413

Flunlyism

Flun″ly‐ism (?), n. The quality or characteristics of a flunky; readiness to cringe to those who are superior in wealth or position; toadyism. Thackeray.

2414

Fluo-

Flu″o– (�). (Chem.) A combining form indicating fluorine as an ingredient; as in fluosilicate, fluobenzene.

2415

Fluoborate

Flu′o‐bo″rate (?), n. [Cf. F. fluoborate.] (Chem.) A salt of fluoboric acid; a fluoboride.

2416

Fluoboric

Flu′o‐bo″ric (?), a. [Fluo-boric: cf. F. fluoborique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or consisting of, fluorine and boron.Fluoridic acid(Chem.), a double fluoride, consis...

2417

Fluoboride

Flu′o‐bo″ride (?), n.(Chem.) See Borofluoride.

2418

Fluocerine

{ Flu′o‐ce″rine (?), Flu′o‐ce″rite (?) }, n. [Fluo- + cerium.] (Min.) A fluoride of cerium, occuring near Fahlun in Sweden. Tynosite, from Colorado, is probably the same mineral.

2419

Fluohydric

Flu′o‐hy″dric (?), a. [Fluo- + hydrogen.] (Chem.) See Hydrofluoric.

2420

Fluophosphate

Flu′o‐phos″phate (?), n. [Fluo- + phosphate.] (Chem.) A double salt of fluoric and phosphoric acids.

2421

Fluor

‖Flu″or (?), n. [L., a flowing, fr. fluere to flow. See Fluent.] 1. A fluid state. Sir I. Newton.2. Menstrual flux; catamenia; menses.3. (Min.) See Fluorite.

2422

Fluor albus

‖Flu″or albus (?). (Med.) The whites; leucorrhæa.

2423

Fluor spar

Flu″or spar′ (?). (Min.) See Fluorite.

2424

Fluoranthene

Flu′or‐an″thene (?), n. [Fluorene + anthracene.] (Chem.) A white crystalline hydrocarbon C15H10, of a complex structure, found as one ingredient of the higher boiling portion of...

2425

Fluorated

Flu″or‐a′ted (?), a.(Chem.) Combined with fluorine; subjected to the action of fluoride.

2426

Fluorene

Flu′or‐ene (?), n.(Chem.) A colorless, crystalline hydrocarbon, C13H10 having a beautiful violet fluorescence; whence its name. It occurs in the higher boiling products of coal ...

2427

Fluorescein

Flu′o‐res″ce‐in (?), n.(Chem.) A yellowish red, crystalline substance, C20H12O5, produced by heating together phthalic anhydride and resorcin; — so called, from the very brillia...

2428

Fluorescence

Flu′o‐res″cence (?), n. [From Fluor.] (Opt.) That property which some transparent bodies have of producing at their surface, or within their substance, light different in color ...

2429

Fluorescence (2)

Flu′o‐res″cence (?), n. A property possessed by fluor spar, uranium glass, sulphide of calcium, and many other substances, of glowing without appreciable rise of temperature whe...

2430

Fluorescent

Flu′o‐res″cent (?), a. Having the property of fluorescence.