perfluoro

P3E1R1F4L1U1O1R1O1

adjective

Describing any compound or radical in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine

OriginEnglish fluoro ← Middle English o ← Old French oh →
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Meanings

adjectiveperfluoro (not comparable)
  1. in compoundsnot comparablechemistryDescribing any compound or radical in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Italic*per
  4. Latinper
  5. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  6. Proto-Italic*peri-
  7. Latinper-
  8. Englishper-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  12. Latinfluō
  13. Latinfluor
  14. Englishfluor
  15. Englishfluorite
  16. Middle Low Germanspar
  17. Old Englishspærstān
  18. Middle Englishsparston
  19. Englishsparstonebf.
  20. Englishspar
  21. Englishfluorspar
  22. Englishfluorescencebf.
  23. Englishfluoresce
  24. Englishfluor(escent)
  25. Latinō
  26. Old Frenchoh
  27. Middle Englisho
  28. EnglishO
  29. Middle Englisho
  30. Englishoh
  31. Englishfluoro
  32. Englishperfluoro

From per- + fluoro.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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