hydrofluoroether

noun

Any of a class of ethers (many of them polymeric) having a mixture of alkyl and fluorinated alkyl substituents

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Meanings

nounhydrofluoroether (plural hydrofluoroethers)

plural hydrofluoroethers

  1. chemistryAny of a class of ethers (many of them polymeric) having a mixture of alkyl and fluorinated alkyl substituents

Origin

From hydro- + fluoro- + ether.

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Translations

Italian idrofluoroetere
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APA

hydrofluoroether. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrofluoroether

MLA

“hydrofluoroether.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrofluoroether. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrofluoroether,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrofluoroether.

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