Meanings
nounchlorofluoroalkane (plural chlorofluoroalkanes)
plural chlorofluoroalkanes
- chemistryAn alkane in which at least one hydrogen atom has been replaced by a chlorine atom and at least one other hydrogen atom has been replaced by a fluorine atom.
Synonyms: CFC
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn alkane in which at least one hydrogen atom has been replaced by a chlorine atom and at least one other hydrogen atom has been replaced by a fluorine atom.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
- Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
- Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
- Englishchloro-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
- Latinfluō
- Latinfluor
- Englishfluoro-
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- GermanAlk(ohol)
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- GermanAlkyl
- Germanalk-
- GermanAlkan
- Englishalkane
- Englishchlorofluoroalkane
From chloro- + fluoro- + alkane.
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APA
chlorofluoroalkane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorofluoroalkane
MLA
“chlorofluoroalkane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorofluoroalkane. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chlorofluoroalkane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorofluoroalkane.
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