polyfluoro

P3O1L1Y4F4L1U1O1R1O1

noun

Many fluorine atoms in a molecule.

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

nounpolyfluoro (uncountable)
  1. in compoundsuncountablechemistryMany fluorine atoms in a molecule.
adjectivepolyfluoro (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryContaining many fluorine atoms.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  8. Latinfluō
  9. Latinfluor
  10. Englishfluor
  11. Englishfluorite
  12. Middle Low Germanspar
  13. Old Englishspærstān
  14. Middle Englishsparston
  15. Englishsparstonebf.
  16. Englishspar
  17. Englishfluorspar
  18. Englishfluorescencebf.
  19. Englishfluoresce
  20. Englishfluor(escent)
  21. Latinō
  22. Old Frenchoh
  23. Middle Englisho
  24. EnglishO
  25. Middle Englisho
  26. Englishoh
  27. Englishfluoro
  28. Englishpolyfluoro

From poly- + fluoro.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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