fluorocarbon

noun

class of chemical compounds

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? 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 *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English fluorocarbon From fluoro- + carbon.

Any derivative of a hydrocarbon in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine.