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fluoroalkyl en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /flɔɹoʊˈælkɪl/ (US)

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- Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alc(ohol) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English alkyl English fluoroalkyl From fluoro- + alkyl.

Meanings

  1. An alkyl group in which one or more hydrogens have been substituted for fluorine.

Forms

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fluoroalkyls Number=Plur lexicographic
fluoralkyl alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

perfluoroalkyl · PFAS · polyfluoroalkyl

Hyponyms

perfluoroalkyl · PFAS · polyfluoroalkyl

Translations (1)

ko 플루오로알킬 (alkyl group containing a fluorine)