Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens;
usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas;
a powerful oxidizing agent;
recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite;
[syn: fluorine, F, atomic number 9]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
atomic number 9
n 1: a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens;
usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful
oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or
fluorapatite [syn: fluorine, F, atomic number 9]