Meanings
noundifluoro (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryTwo fluorine atoms in a molecule
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
- Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
- Latindi-
- Englishdi-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
- Latinfluō
- Latinfluor
- Englishfluor
- Englishfluorite
- Middle Low Germanspar
- Old Englishspærstān
- Middle Englishsparston
- Englishsparstonebf.
- Englishspar
- Englishfluorspar
- Englishfluorescencebf.
- Englishfluoresce
- Englishfluor(escent)
- Latinō
- Old Frenchoh
- Middle Englisho
- EnglishO
- Middle Englisho
- Englishoh
- Englishfluoro
- Englishdifluoro
From di- + fluoro.
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APA
difluoro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/difluoro
MLA
“difluoro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/difluoro. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “difluoro,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/difluoro.
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