fluoromethane

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noun

Any fluorinated derivative of methane, but especially the mono-substituted compound CH₃F (methyl fluoride) that is used in the manufacture of semiconductors

OriginEnglish methane ← German Methy ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) →
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Meanings

nounfluoromethane (plural fluoromethanes)

plural fluoromethanes

  1. chemistryAny fluorinated derivative of methane, but especially the mono-substituted compound CH₃F (methyl fluoride) that is used in the manufacture of semiconductors

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. Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
  8. Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
  9. Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  11. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  12. GermanMethy
  13. Englishmethyl
  14. Englishmethane
  15. Englishfluoromethane

From fluoro- + methane.

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Translations

Greek φθορομεθάνιο
  • φθορομεθάνιο (fthoromethánio)Translations
Italian fluorometano
  • fluorometanoTranslations
Japanese フルオロメタン
  • フルオロメタン (furuorometan)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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