polyfluoro

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der.

Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús

Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.

English poly-

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 fluorbor.

English fluor

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der.

Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)bor.

Latin -ītēslbor.

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Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)

Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor.

Latin -ītislbor.

French -iteder.

English -ite

English fluorite

Middle Low German sparder.

Old English spærstān

Middle English sparston

English sparstonebf.

English spar

blend

English fluorspar

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti

Proto-Italic *-ēskō

Latin -ēscō

Latin -escensder.

English -escence

English fluorescencebf.

English fluoresce

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Proto-Indo-European *ken-der.

Latin *cēns

Latin recēnslbor.

English (rec)entclip.

English -i-

Proto-Indo-European *sel-der.

Proto-Italic *solom

Latin solumlbor.

English soilinflu.

English -sol

English entisolclip.

English -ent

English fluor(escent)

Latin ō

Old French ohbor.

Middle English o

English O

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Middle English o

English oh

English -o

English fluoro

English polyfluoro

From poly- + fluoro.

Noun

polyfluoro (uncountable)

1. (chemistry, in combination) Many fluorine atoms in a molecule.

Derived terms

• polyfluoroalkyl

Adjective

polyfluoro (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Containing many fluorine atoms.