(chemistry) The introduction of fluorine into a compound by means of a chemical reaction.

plural of fluorination

plural of fluorine

Archaic form of fluorine.

(uncountable) 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.

(chemistry, transitive) To introduce fluorine into a compound.

simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate

(chemistry) Treated or reacted with fluorine or hydrofluoric acid. / (chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more atoms of hydrogen with fluorine.

present participle of fluorinate