English Explanatory Dictionary

trifluoroethyl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any trifluoro derivative of an ethyl radical, but especially CF₃CH₂-

Word forms

trifluoroethyl

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Italic *trēs Latin trēsder. Latin tri-der. English tri- English fluoro English trifluoro Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Ethylbor. English ethyl English trifluoroethyl From trifluoro + ethyl.

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