Japanese

Alternative forms

• 弗素

Noun

フッ素 ‎(hiragana and katakana フッそ, romaji fusso)

1. fluorine, F
2. fluorine gas

Usage notes

Commonly written with katakana instead of kanji for the 弗 portion, due to the rarity of the 弗 character.

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0