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Fluorine vs Fluorodeoxyglucose - What's the difference?

fluorine | fluorodeoxyglucose |

As nouns the difference between fluorine and fluorodeoxyglucose

is that fluorine is (uncountable) the chemical element (symbol f) with an atomic number of 9 while fluorodeoxyglucose is (carbohydrate) a fluorine analog of glucose that is used in positron emission tomography.

fluorine

English

Noun

(wikipedia fluorine)
  • (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol F) with an atomic number of 9.
  • (chemistry, countable) A fluorine atom.
    • an octahedron of fluorines

    Derived terms

    * fluorian * fluo- * fluor-, fluoro- * fluoride * fluorinate * fluorination * * * fluorine dating * fluorine method * fluorine oxide * fluorine test

    Related terms

    * fluor * fluoric * fluorite

    See also

    *

    fluorodeoxyglucose

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia fluorodeoxyglucose) (-)
  • (carbohydrate) A fluorine analog of glucose that is used in positron emission tomography