fluoroelastomer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-?

Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *bʰluHyéti?

Proto-Italic [Term?]

Latin fluō

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *-ōs

Proto-Italic *-ōs

Latin -or

Latin fluor

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Latin -o-bor.

English -o-

English fluoro-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder.

Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icus

New Latin elasticuslbor.

French élastiquebor.

English elastic

Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros

Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros

Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor.

English -mer

English elastomer

English fluoroelastomer

From fluoro- + elastomer.

Noun

fluoroelastomer (plural fluoroelastomers)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a range of partially fluorinated polymers or copolymers that are chemically and thermally stable elastomers.