perfluoro-

prefix

used to describe any compound or group in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine

OriginEnglish fluoro- ← Latin fluor ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. chemistryused to describe any compound or group in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine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. Englishfluoro-
  15. Englishperfluoro-

From per- + fluoro-.

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Cite this entry
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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