fluorinate

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verb

To introduce fluorine into a compound.

OriginEnglish fluorine ← Latin fluor ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? →
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Meanings

verbfluorinate (third-person singular simple present fluorinates, present participle fluorinating, simple past and past participle fluorinated)

present singular third person fluorinates · participle present fluorinating · participle past fluorinated · past fluorinated

  1. transitivechemistryTo introduce fluorine into a compound.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  4. Latinfluō
  5. Latinfluor
  6. Englishfluorine
  7. Englishfluorinate

From fluorine + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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Translations

Catalan fluorar
  • fluorarto introduce fluorine
Finnish fluorata
  • fluoratato introduce fluorine
German fluorieren
  • fluorierento introduce fluorine
Portuguese fluorar
  • fluorarto introduce fluorine
Spanish fluorar
  • fluorarto introduce fluorine

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

antifouleruniflorate
Cite this entry
APA

fluorinate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluorinate

MLA

“fluorinate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluorinate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fluorinate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluorinate.

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