fluoroalkane

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noun

Any alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine

OriginEnglish alkane ← German Alkan ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounfluoroalkane (plural fluoroalkanes)

plural fluoroalkanes

  1. chemistryAny alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine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. GermanAlk(ohol)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  14. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  15. GermanAlkyl
  16. Germanalk-
  17. GermanAlkan
  18. Englishalkane
  19. Englishfluoroalkane

From fluoro- + alkane.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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