Etymology

monofluoride

M3O1N1O1F4L1U1O1R1I1D2E1

Today it means: any fluoride containing a single fluorine atom in each molecule Full definition →

English fluoride ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)
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  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishfluoride
  5. English todaymonofluoride

From mono- + fluoride.

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