Flu"a*vil (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon extracted
from gutta-percha, as a yellow, resinous substance; -- called also
fluanil.
Flu"can (?), n. (Mining) Soft clayey matter in the vein, or surrounding
it. [Written also flookan, flukan, and fluccan.]
Fluc*tif"er*ous (?), a. [L. fluctus wave + -ferous.] Tending to produce
waves. Blount.
Fluc*tis"o*nous (?), a. [L. fluctisonus; fluctus wave + sonus sound.]
Sounding like waves.
Fluc`tu*a*bil"i*ty (?; 135), n. The capacity or ability to fluctuate.
[R.] H. Walpole.
Fluc"tu*ant (?; 135), a. [L. fluctuans, p. pr. of fluctuare. See
Fluctuate.] 1. Moving like a wave; wavering; (Med.) showing undulation
or fluctuation; as, a fluctuant tumor.