fluoroethylene

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noun

vinyl fluoride

OriginEnglish ethylene ← Latin fluor ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? →
Scrabble 23
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Meanings

nounfluoroethylene (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryvinyl fluoride

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. Englishethylene
  8. Englishfluoroethylene

From fluoro- + ethylene.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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