Part 4421

<h1>Flunky</h1> <Xpage=575>

<hw>Flun"ky</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Flunkies</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Prob. fr. or akin to <ets>flank</ets>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>flunkey</asp>.]</altsp> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and unwary jobber.</def> <mark>[Cant, U.S.]</mark>

<h1>Flunkydom</h1> <Xpage=575>

<hw>Flun"ky*dom</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The place or region of flunkies.</def>

<i>C. Kingsley.</i>

<h1>Flunlyism</h1> <Xpage=575>

<hw>Flun"ly*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality or characteristics of a flunky; readiness to cringe to those who are superior in wealth or position; toadyism.</def>

<i>Thackeray.</i>

<h1>Fluo-</h1> <Xpage=575>

<hw>Flu"o-</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A combining form indicating <i>fluorine</i> as an ingredient; as in <i>fluo</i>silicate, <i>fluo</i>benzene.</def>

<h1>Fluoborate</h1> <Xpage=575>

<hw>Flu`o*bo"rate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>fluoborate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of fluoboric acid; a fluoboride.</def>

<h1>Fluoboric</h1> <Xpage=575>

<hw>Flu`o*bo"ric</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Fluo-</ets> <ets>boric</ets>: cf. F. <ets>fluoborique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or consisting of, fluorine and boron.</def>

<cs><col>Fluoridic acid</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a double fluoride, consisting essentially of a solution of boron fluoride, in hydrofluoric acid. It has strong acid properties, and is the type of the borofluorides. Called also <altname>borofluoric acid</altname>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Fluoboride</h1> <Xpage=575>

<hw>Flu`o*bo"ride</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Borofluoride</er>.</def>

<h1>Fluocerine, Fluocerite</h1> <Xpage=575>

<hw><hw>Flu`o*ce"rine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Flu`o*ce"rite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Fluo-</ets> + <ets>cerium</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A fluoride of cerium, occuring near Fahlun in Sweden. Tynosite, from Colorado, is probably the same mineral.</def>

<h1>Fluohydric</h1> <Xpage=575>

<hw>Flu`o*hy"dric</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Fluo-</ets> + <ets>hydro</ets>gen.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Hydrofluoric</er>.</def>

<h1>Fluophosphate</h1> <Xpage=575>

<hw>Flu`o*phos"phate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Fluo-</ets> + <ets>phosphate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A double salt of fluoric and phosphoric acids.</def>

<h1>Fluor</h1> <Xpage=575>

<hw>Flu"or</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., a flowing, fr. <ets>fluere</ets> to flow. See <er>Fluent</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A fluid state.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir I. Newton.</i>