Fln.
/ˌɛfˈɛl/, U.S. /ˌɛfˈɛl/ Chemistry.
The element flerovium.
ΚΠ
2012 Chem. Internat. (IUPAC) Jan. 25/2 The discoverers proposed names as follows: flerovium and symbol, Fl, for the element with Z = 114 and livermorium with the symbol Lv for the element with Z = 116.
2016 M. F. L'Annunziata Radioactivity (ed. 2) xx. 699 Its heaviest known isotope (Fl-289) contains A − Z = 289 − 114 = 175 neutrons, which is below the predicted magic number of N = 184.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
flv.
He or she flourished (see flourish v. 4).
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > prosperity > prosper or flourish [verb (intransitive)] > at a certain time
reigna1450
flowera1513
flourish1654
fl1879
the world > life > source or principle of life > age > prime > [phrase]
fl1879
1879 C. T. Lewis & C. Short Lat. Dict. p. xi/1 F. Vegetius Renatus, writer on the art of war, fl. a.d. 386.
1905 F. H. Collins Author & Printer 124/1 fl., floruit (flourished).
1959 Webster's Biogr. Dict. 808/1 Kay.., John. fl. 1733–1764. English inventor of flying..shuttle.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
<
n.2012
v.1879