Meanings
nountetrafluoroethylene (countable and uncountable, plural tetrafluoroethylenes)
plural tetrafluoroethylenes
- countableuncountablechemistryThe gaseous unsaturated halogenated hydrocarbon, F₂C=CF₂, that is used as a monomer in the production of polytetrafluoroethylene
Synonyms: TFE
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe gaseous unsaturated halogenated hydrocarbon, F₂C=CF₂, that is used as a monomer in the production of polytetrafluoroethylene
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
- Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
- Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
- Englishtetra-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
- Latinfluō
- Latinfluor
- Englishfluoro-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
- Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
- Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
- Latinaethēr
- GermanÄther
- GermanEther
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- GermanEthy
- Englishethyl
- Englisheth-
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishethylene
- Englishtetrafluoroethylene
From tetra- + fluoro- + ethylene.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan tetrafluoroetilè
- tetrafluoroetilèhydrocarbon
Finnish tetrafluorieteeni, tetrafluorietyleeni
- tetrafluorieteenihydrocarbon
- tetrafluorietyleenihydrocarbon
Italian tetrafluoroetilene
- tetrafluoroetilenehydrocarbon
Cite this entry
APA
tetrafluoroethylene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrafluoroethylene
MLA
“tetrafluoroethylene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrafluoroethylene. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetrafluoroethylene,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrafluoroethylene.
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