Fluorination
A chemical reaction in which a fluorine atom is introduced into a molecule
Fluorite (fluorspar)
A mineral form of calcium fluoride, CaF2, crystallizing in the cubic system. Fluorite is used chiefly as a flux, materials in the smelting of iron and steel.
Fluorocarbon
A hydrocarbon such a Freon in which part or all hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine atom; can be liquid or gas and is nonflammable an heat-stable; used as refrigerant, aerosol propellant, and solvent. Also known as fluorohydrocarbon.


