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fluorine vs halogen

halogen vs fluorine

fluorine and halogen both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fluorine Yes No No No
halogen Yes No No No
As nouns, halogen is a hypernym of fluorine; that is, halogen is a word with a broader meaning than fluorine:
  • fluorine: 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
  • halogen: any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions
Other hypernyms of fluorine include chemical element, element, gas.
fluorine (noun) halogen (noun)
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 any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions
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