Etymology

perfluorocarbon

P3E1R1F4L1U1O1R1O1C3A1R1B3O1N1

Today it means: Any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing each hydrogen atom with one of fluorine; used as refrigerants, solvents, and anesthetics. Full definition →

English carbon ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Italic*per
  4. Latinper
  5. Latinper-
  6. Englishper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  10. Latinfluō
  11. Latinfluor
  12. Englishfluoro-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  14. Latincarbōnem
  15. Frenchcarbone
  16. Englishcarbon
  17. English todayperfluorocarbon

From per- + fluoro- + carbon.

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