Meanings
nounhydrofluoroalkane (plural hydrofluoroalkanes)
plural hydrofluoroalkanes
- chemistryAny of various gaseous alkanes that contain carbon, fluorine, and hydrogen and are used especially as aerosol propellants in metered-dose inhalers.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
- Englishhydro-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
- Latinfluō
- Latinfluor
- Englishfluoro-
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- GermanAlk(ohol)
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- GermanAlkyl
- Germanalk-
- GermanAlkan
- Englishalkane
- Englishhydrofluoroalkane
From hydro- + fluoro- + alkane.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
hydrofluoroalkane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrofluoroalkane
MLA
“hydrofluoroalkane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrofluoroalkane. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrofluoroalkane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrofluoroalkane.
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