English Explanatory Dictionary

fluoro-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. containing fluorine
  2. fluorescent

Pronunciation

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Word forms

fluoro- fluor-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English fluoro- From Latin fluor + English -o-.

Related words

fluorine fluo-

Derived words

chlorofluorocarbon fluorapatite fluorated fluorene fluorhydric acid fluorochlorohydrocarbon fluorohydrocortisone fluorometer fluorosulfuric acid fluorosulphuric acid fluorotitanate fluorotype fluorouracil hexafluorosilicic acid potassium hexafluoroaluminate tetrafluoromethane xenon hexafluoroplatinate
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