fluoroplastic

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noun

Any plastic formally derived from another by replacing some or all hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon chain by atoms of fluorine

OriginEnglish plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós) →
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Meanings

nounfluoroplastic (plural fluoroplastics)

plural fluoroplastics

  1. chemistryAny plastic formally derived from another by replacing some or all hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon chain by atoms of 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. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  8. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  9. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  10. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  11. Latinplasticus
  12. Englishplastic
  13. Englishfluoroplastic

From fluoro- + plastic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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