flume-car 
flume-car (flom'kar), . A car designed to move 
on the edges of the sides of a flume, and to use 
the current of the water in the flutne as a mo- 
tive power. [Western U. S.] 
fluming (flo'ming), n. See hitr-mining. 
flnminn /*1X'.; - % ~ ' ' 
2288 
Miu-li that L-nuliI Tint have been ornamental in the tem 
per of a creut man's over-fed great man (what the Scutch 
mmefluiikii). CVi /../'. , Mis,-.. III. 55. 
Hence 2. One who is mean and base-spirited ; 
a cringing flatterer and servile imitator of those 
fluminous(flo'mi-nus),a. [<li.flttie>i'( flumin-), above him in rank or position ; a toady; a snob. 
a river, + E. -oits.] Pertaining to rivers; 
abounding in rivers. Webster. 
flummer (flum'er), v. t. [<flum,n.'] To hum- 
bug; flatter. [Obsolete or prov. Eng.] 
Heel-Tap. Hark ye, Master Mug ! 
Mit;t. Your pleasure, my very good friend? 
Heel-Tap. No flttmmertny me : I tell thee, Matthew, 
'two'n't do : why, as to this article of ale here, how comes 
it about that you have raised it a penny a quart? 
Fi>t:', Mayor of Garratt, ii. 
don't frequent operas anil parties in London like you 
young flunkies of the aristocracy. 
Thackeray, Newcomes, xliii. 
lie [Carlyle] who once popularized the word flunkey by 
rinain^ the vehement changes of his scorn upon it is at 
last forced to conceive an ideal fluukeyism to squire the 
hectoring Don Belianises of his fancy about the world. 
fluriche 
the liquiii is inuike.l liy a hluish opjilescent light. Again, 
if :i paper moistened witb tile solution is exposed tu the 
ultra-violet rays of the spectrum, it hecnjncs blue, since 
thcs-- r;i\s are iii]i:iiii.-hed in ret'ranuihility so ;is to !> 
visiMe; by this means the ill tra- violet pectrum (given in 
prisms of quart/,) can he stinlied. The delicate blue sur- 
face-color of some llnor spa)' ainl the yellowish-nreen sur- 
face-color of glass colored with uranium oxid (canary 
e. lass) are phenomena of the same nature. For some years 
previous to 1852 the phenomenon v\ as termed cpipotic dts- 
ptrtlfK. 
I am almost inclined to coin a word, and call the appear- 
ance fluorescence. 
Stokes, Philos. Trans., 1862, p. 479, note. 
llym, sharp, severe, tlyniu, sharpen.] " 1." A sort 
of jelly made of flour or meal ; pap. 
To make flummery that will thicken sauce excellently, flunkyism, flunkevism (flung'ki-izm), u. 
instead of grated bread or flower : take a good handful of flunky + -ism.'] The character or conduct 
beaten oatmeal, put.it into a quart of water, and boil it J & J . . 
half away, then strain it through a sieve ; let it stand by 
you for use. It is much better than grated bread or flower, 
or in most cases than eggs. 
Lupton, Thousand Notable Things. 
There was a farmer in my parish who used to sup upon 
wild ducks and flummery. 
Goldsmith, Citizen of the World, Iviii. 
2. In modern cookery, a name given to various 
"ell, study windows, p. 138. fluorescent (flo-o-res'ent), a. [= F '. fluorescent 
3. In the United States, among stock-brokers, = Pg- florescente ; Mfl"ttoresce + -rut.] Ppssess- 
a person who, from inexperience, makes bad in- i n g the property of fluorescence ; exhibiting flu- 
vestments or loses his money. orescence. 
In every case the fluorescent light appears to belong to 
a less refrangible part of the spectrum than does the Inci- 
dent light which gave rise to it, thus affording an instance 
of dissipation, or degradation of energy. 
Tait, Light, 199. 
Fluorescent solutions rapidly absorb those rays which 
are the effective cause of their luminosity. 
Danielt, I'rin. of Physics, p. 456. 
Fluorescent eyepiece, a form of eyepiece, as that of 
Suret. u.-cd with the spectroscope in examining the ultra- 
violet spectrum made visible by fluorescence. 
Jlunkeydom and the Cause, like a donkey between two bun- 
dles of hay? Kingsley, Alton Locke, xxvii. 
e character or conduct of a 
or snob; servility; toadyism. 
. , . . . iut, oj^tv 11 HIM iii.cn 'i>inic iiv iiiiureeeiiee. 
If the lords had not seats in the upper house, they might fl.,-._v *-:.. ian , i,;',i-;i,i ,. a 
depend n\*m fltmktyitm and money-worship of the aver- HUOrnydriC (flo-or-hl dnk), a. Same i 
age Englishman to return them to the lower. Jtliortt: 
The American, vili. 277. fluoric (flo-or'ik), a. [< fluor + -ic.] Pertain- 
fluoborate (flo-o-bo'rat), it. [< fluobor-ic + ing to or obtained from fluor (fluor-spar). -Flu- 
A compound of fluoboric" acid with a . or " ! . a f ld ; a Se , e hydrofluoric aciil, under hydrofluoric." 
fluonde (flo 9-rid or -rid), n. [< fluor + -ide l .j 
In client., a compound of fluorin with another 
element. 
^^^ base. 
light preparations of inilk and Sour with white fluoboric (flo-6-bo'rik), a. [Short for "fluoro- 
of eggs, sweetened and flavored, and served boric, < fluor + bar(on) + -ic.} Derived from - ,,,..,-.. 
with cream as a dessert. 3. A refuse product or consisting of fluorin and boron Fluoboric nuol 'f n ' "? r*"yi IJJ 
of wheaten starch manufactures. acid, HBF 4 , a colorless oily liquid, which is easily decom- -'-] Chemical symbol, t ; aton 
posed by contact with moisture, breaking up Into boric ' 
and hydrofluoric acid. With alkalis it forms salts called 
fluoborates. 
fluoboride (flo-6-bo'rid or -rid), n. [< fluobor-ic 
+ -irfe 1 .] A salt of fluoboric acid. 
To this are added 4 Ibs. of pipe clay, 1 Ib. of flour, and 
1 Ib. of flummery (the refuse product from wheaten starch 
: ltor + -i2, 
atomic weight, 
19. A gaseous element, not known in a free 
state, since its isolation is a matter of great 
difficulty and of some doubt. It forms with other 
elements a group of compounds called fluorides. The 
- the! 
ese is calcium fluoride, or fluor-spar. 
empty compliment, 
flummux (flum'uks), r. 
flummox; origin obscure.] 
plex; embarrass; hinder; 
[Slang.] 
1 part. See fluopliosphate. &s fluor-spar 
fluocerm (fle-o-se'rin), n. J< fluor + cer(ium) flu o ro id (flo'^-roid), n, [< fluor + -oid.~\ 
[E. dial., also written + -,2.] g a me as flitoeerite. 
In 
bewilder; defeat, rite, ,< .fluor + cerium) + -ite^ A fluoride of called because it is a frequent form in fluor"- 
crystal., a solid contained under twenty-four 
triangles; a tetrahexahedron (which see): so 
I._trans. To j>er- fluocerite (flo-o-se'rit), . [Short for "fluoroce- 
rite ; < fluor + cer(ium) + -ite%.~\ A fluoride of 
cerium and the allied metals, occurring massive 
My 'pinion is, Sammy, that if your governor don't prove and in hexagonal crystals in Sweden and Colo- fl^ornns fflo'o nisi n f< Annr 4- 
a alleybi, he'll be what Ujcjt.ll ^^^ck pS^xiu' "^ (tyf^) It IB often altered to a fluo- tSl from or" containing fluor-sp, 
suKftis, r ILK witK rHptJrS, XXX1I1. CM v I Kit i < 1 1> r*nllf*n n/iffttfiaitf nr listmsiftitj) n 
. caruonaie caueu oasrwisne or namartiie. fln/vr_crar /fin'or-anSi^ iv y? 
.F r^f'rlVf 11 * Ut r S ive ^ fluohy^ic5o- e 6-hryikT, 0r Same r as> r/ (2 ,- tSSfaSffSil* 
die. [Slang, U. S.] 
Be ye men of mighty stomachs. 
Men that can't be made to flummux. 
Oyster War of Accomac, New York Tribune, April, 1849. 
flump (flump), v. [An imitative word; cf. clump 1 , 
plump, slump.] I. trims. To throw down with 
violence. [Colloq.] 
Bellows went skimming across the room, chairs were 
flumped down on the floor. 
Thackeray, Paris Sketch-Book, v. 
II. intrans. To throw one's self down heavi- 
ly; flop: as, she flumped down into a chair. 
The dog squeaks, whines, jumps, flumps. 
CornhOl Mag., June, 1861, p. 4a 
flung (flung). Preterit and past participle of 
fling. 
flunk (flungk), v. [Slang ; origin obscure ; per- 
haps a variation of funk$, q. v.] I. intrans. To 
fail or give up ; break down or back down, as 
dric, hydrofluoric. 
fluophbsph'ate (flo-6-fos'fat), n. [Short for 
"fliioropnosphate, < fluor + phosnhate.~] In min- 
eral., a phosphate containing fluorin as an es- 
sential part. For example, the mineral wagnerite is a 
fluophosphate, the formula being either Mg.jPoO B + MgF 2 
or Mg(MgF)PO 4 . The precise part played by fluorin in the 
chemical combination may be open to question. 
fluor (flo'or), n. [LL. fluor, a flow, a flux, < L. 
flue re, flow: see fluent.] If. A liquid state. 
2f. Menstrual flux. 3. In mineral., fluor-spar. 
Fluor albua (literally, white flux), in pathol., whites or 
lencorrhea. 
fluorated (flo'o-ra-ted), a. [< fluor-ic + -ate 1 + 
-erf 2 .] In chem., combined with hydrofluoric 
acid. See hydrofluoric. 
fluoresce (flo-o-res'), v. i. ; pret. and pp. fluo- 
resced, ppr. fluorescing. [< fluor (fluor-spar) + 
inceptive term. -esce. The deriv. fluorescence 
was the first word of this group to be used.] 
-OHS.] Ob- 
spar or fluoriu. 
..... [< fluor, a flow, 
flux (see def.), + sparl.] A common mineral, 
the fluoride of calcium, CaF 2 , found in great 
beauty in Derbyshire, England, and hence also 
called Derbyshire spar. It occurs both massive and 
crystallized, in simple forms of the isometric system, 
namely the cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, etc., and in 
combinations of these. Pure fluor-spar contains 48.7 per 
cent, of fluoriu and 51. 3of calcium. It is of frequent occur- 
rence, especially in connection with metalliferous beds, as 
of silver, tin, lead, and cobalt ores. It is sometimes color- 
less and transparent, but more frequently exhibits tints 
of yellow, green, blue, and red. From the general preva- 
lence of a blue tint in the Derbyshire specimens, it is there 
known as blue-John. It is often beautifully banded, es- 
pecially when in nodules, which are much prized for the 
manufacture of vases, and occasionally used for beads, 
brooch-stones, and other ornamental purposes, although 
it is of inferior hardness. .Some varieties exhibit a bluish 
fluorescence ; and all kinds phosphoresce on gentle heat- 
ing, especially the variety chlorophane, which emits a 
beautiful green light. The name fluor has reference to its 
use as a flux to promote the fusion of certain refractory 
minerals. Also called fluon'te. 
from incompetence or fear: often with out : as, To exhibit the phenomena of fluorescence ; be 
to flunk in a school recitation or examination; 
to flunk out from a contest. [Slang, U. S.] 
Why, little one, you must be cracked, if you flunk out 
before we begin. / C. Seal. 
II. trans. To cause to fail, as in a recitation 
or an examination. [Slang, U. S.] 
or become fluorescent. 
Many beautiful effect* are . . , produced by blowing 
tubes in uranium glass, which fluoresces with a flue green 
light. S. P. Thompson, Elect, and Mag., p. 246. 
The ultra-violet rays of the spectrum can ... be seen 
without the intervention of any fluoresciny substance 
through a glass. 
Lommel, Light (trans.), p. 186. 
a recitation or an examination. 
[Slang, U. S.] 
Ill moody meditation sunk, 
Reflecting on my future flunk. 
Songt of Yale, 1853. 
flunky, flunkey (flung'ki), n.; pi. flunkies, 
flunkeys (-kiz). [Se.flunkie,flonkie. Recent in 
The 
anhydrid of resorcin phthalein, 
It is a coal-tar product, but is 
in dyeing. From it are derived the 
< 
to flanke, n along by the side of to support' 
little use 
eosins. 
Fluarescein, some of the Eosins, Magda-red, and Resor- 
cin-blue also show a marked fluorescence when in solu- 
tion. Benedikt, Coal-tar Colours (trans.), p. 26. 
fluorescence (flo-o-res'ens), n. [= F. fluores- 
defend or fence; to be 'atoneVelboVfoVa heYp '^ , T he property possessed by some trans- 
at need" (Cotgrave) : see/ V The oft-cop^ P^ent substances of becoming self-lummous 
ied "derivation "from AS. telanc, proud, is ab- 
surd.] 1. A male servant in livery: used in 
contempt. 
He rises when he likes himsel'; 
His flunkies answer at the bell. 
Burns, The Twa Dogs. 
. 2. In mineral., a silicate 
containing fluorin as an essential part. See 
fluophosphate. 
.UOSllicic (flo"6-si-lis'ik), a. [Short for "fluo- 
rosilicic, < fluor + silic(on) + -ic.] Composed 
of or derived from silicon and fluoriu Fluo- 
silicic acid, SiF 4 , an acid composed of silicon and fluorin. 
It may he obtained by applying a gentle heat to a mix- 
ture of one part of powdered fluor-spar, one of silica, and 
two of sulphuric acid, in a retort. It is a colorless, pun- 
gent, suffocating gas, which fumes when it escapes into 
humid air, and is rapidly decomposed by water. 
fluotantalic (fl6*6-tan-tal'ik), a. [Short for 
"fliiorotaittalic, < fluor + tantal(um) + -ic.] De- 
rived from fluorin and tantalum Fluotantalic 
acid, an acid obtained by treating tantalum with hydro- 
fluoric acid. 
fluotitanic (flo"6-tl-tan'ik), a. [Short for *flit- 
orotitanic, < fluor + titan(ium) + -ic.] Ob- 
tained from titanium and fluorin. 
they are exposed to the direct action of Hurt. n. A Middle English form of flower, flour. 
light-rays. See phosphorescence, it is especially flur-birdt (fler'berd), . [< flnr (origin un- 
excited by the violet and ultra-violet rays of the spectrum, known; cf. E. dial, flurina, a brood) + birdl.1 
and is explained by the change in refrangiljility (that is, A rWnv bird Oalm.M 
wave-length) of the incident rays by the substance under A l -ecoy-Dira. VOIO&H i tli 
experiment. Thus, if a beam of sunlight fall upon a solu- flUTent, a. An obsolete form Olflouren. 
tion of esculin or sulphate of quinine, its path through flurichet, A Middle English form of flourish. 
