fluoroalkyl

fluo·ro·al·kyl
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US/flɔɹoʊˈælkɪl/

noun

An alkyl group in which one or more hydrogens have been substituted for fluorine.

OriginEnglish alkyl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? →
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Meanings

nounfluoroalkyl (plural fluoroalkyls)

plural fluoroalkyls · alternative fluoralkyl

  1. chemistryAn alkyl group in which one or more hydrogens have been substituted for 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. Englishalc(ohol)
  14. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  15. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  16. Englishalkyl
  17. Englishfluoroalkyl

From fluoro- + alkyl.

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Translations

Korean 플루오로알킬
  • 플루오로알킬 (peulluoroalkil)alkyl group containing a fluorine
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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