trifluoro

T1R1I1F4L1U1O1R1O1

noun

Three fluorine atoms in a molecule.

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

nountrifluoro (uncountable)
  1. in compoundsuncountablechemistryThree fluorine atoms in a molecule.

Origin

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

From tri- + fluoro.

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APA

trifluoro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trifluoro

MLA

“trifluoro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trifluoro. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trifluoro,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trifluoro.

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