fluoroalcohol

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noun

Any aliphatic alcohol in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine

OriginEnglish alcohol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

nounfluoroalcohol (plural fluoroalcohols)

plural fluoroalcohols

  1. chemistryAny aliphatic alcohol in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  4. Latinfluō
  5. Latinfluor
  6. Englishfluoro-
  7. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  8. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  9. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  10. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  11. Medieval Latinalcoho
  12. Middle Englishalcofol
  13. Englishalcohol
  14. Englishfluoroalcohol

From fluoro- + alcohol.

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APA

fluoroalcohol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluoroalcohol

MLA

“fluoroalcohol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluoroalcohol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fluoroalcohol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluoroalcohol.

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