Etymology

fluorochlorohydrocarbon

Today it means: Any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing some hydrogen atoms with fluorine and some with chlorine, (More commonly known as hydrochlorofluorocarbon) Full definition →

English hydrocarbon ← Latin fluor ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  4. Latinfluō
  5. Latinfluor
  6. Englishfluoro-
  7. Englishchloro-
  8. Englishhydrocarbon
  9. English todayfluorochlorohydrocarbon

From fluoro- + chloro- + hydrocarbon.

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