Etymology

pentafluorostyrene

Today it means: A derivative of styrene in which each hydrogen of the benzene ring has been replaced by fluorine; it is used to make specialized polymers. Full definition →

English styrene ← Latin styrax ← Ancient Greek στύραξ (stúrax)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pénkʷe
  3. Ancient Greekπέντε (pénte)
  4. Ancient Greekπεντᾰ- (pentă-)
  5. Englishpenta-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  9. Latinfluō
  10. Latinfluor
  11. Englishfluoro-
  12. Ancient Greekστύραξ (stúrax)
  13. Latinstyrax
  14. Englishstyrene
  15. English todaypentafluorostyrene

From penta- + fluoro- + styrene.

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