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polyfluoro

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Many fluorine atoms in a molecule.
adj
  1. Containing many fluorine atoms.

Word forms

polyfluoro

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- 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- English fluoro English polyfluoro From poly- + fluoro.

Derived words

polyfluoroalkyl
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