How to Use fluorine in a Sentence

fluorine

noun
  • Then there are the halides — fluorine and chlorine compounds.
    — Valerie Brown, Discover Magazine, 28 Sep. 2018
  • The team hopes that adding fluorine to the membrane will repel the water.
    — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 10 Mar. 2020
  • This isn't really the case as almost all volcanic ash as some fluorine.
    — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2012
  • Their research found that all of the bowls tested positive for high levels of fluorine.
    — Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, 5 Aug. 2019
  • It's well made, too, with moisture protection and anti-smudge fluorine glass.
    — PCMAG, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The zoom is fully weather-sealed, with water-repellant fluorine on the front glass.
    — Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Otherwise, the front glass has an anti-smudge fluorine coating.
    — PCMAG, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Many brands are beginning to move away from DWRs that use fluorine, but some brands do still use it.
    — Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The lack of full weather sealing and a fluorine coating are among its biggest weaknesses.
    — PCMAG, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Carbon-fluorine bonds are usually known by chemists to be non-reactive.
    — Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Both were tested by the lab for fluorine levels at or exceeding 10 parts per million (ppm).
    — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Finding fluorine in such a distant galaxy expands the reach of this element.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 4 Nov. 2021
  • But the mystery of how fluorine was created within these stars has persisted.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 4 Nov. 2021
  • For the block copolymer, the second block was a hydrocarbon with most of the hydrogens swapped out for fluorine atoms.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 July 2022
  • The fluorine was spotted in faint radiation emitted billions of years ago.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
  • In short, f-phenibut is simply Phenibut that has been chemically altered to include a fluorine atom.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Coating the electrode with a water-repellent, fluorine-rich polymer can help.
    — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 4 May 2020
  • It’s created by joining carbon and fluorine, one of the strongest bonds that can be made in organic chemistry.
    — National Geographic, 24 Jan. 2020
  • Heat is the key factor in breaking the carbon-fluorine bonds characteristic of this class of substances.
    — Lars Fischer, Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2022
  • From a perspective of science, the material is a clever mesh of silicates with a dash of fluorine secret sauce.
    — Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 4 July 2018
  • The weather protection extends to the front element, which is protected by a fluorine coat.
    — PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
  • This is a chain of eight carbon atoms, seven of which have fluorine atoms attached to them; the eighth is linked to two oxygen atoms, typical of an organic acid.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 22 May 2018
  • The front element has an anti-smudge fluorine coating, so fingerprints wipe away easily and water drops bead right off.
    — PCMAG, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Internal seals reduce the chance of dust and water ingress, while the bulbous front element has an anti-smudge fluorine coating.
    — PCMAG, 20 May 2024
  • The best choices rely on the fewest chemicals, such as fluorine, that might leach into your food or the environment after they’re used.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2020
  • The appeal of the chemicals lies in their characteristic carbon-fluorine bonds, one of the strongest known to man.
    — Drew Kann, ajc, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Then fluorine atoms fell off as well, abandoning their carbon companions to form fluoride, a safe form of fluorine.
    — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The large front element also includes fluorine protection, a type of coating that repels water and grease.
    — PCMAG, 25 Apr. 2024
  • The face fabric is Bluesign approved and treated with a fluorine-free water repellent.
    — Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online, 26 Jan. 2020
  • Knix maintains that its products are free of PFAS and fluorine, based on third-party testing.
    — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2022

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