fluorochlorohydrocarbon

English

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 *ǵʰelh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-rós

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃rós

Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós

Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós)

English chloro-

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Hellenic *údōr

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor.

English hydro-

Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.?

Latin carbōnemlbor.

French carbonebor.

English carbon

English hydrocarbon

English fluorochlorohydrocarbon

From fluoro- + chloro- + hydrocarbon.

Noun

fluorochlorohydrocarbon (plural fluorochlorohydrocarbons)

1. (organic chemistry) Any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing some hydrogen atoms with fluorine and some with chlorine, (More commonly known as hydrochlorofluorocarbon)

Synonyms

• chlorofluorocarbon

Anagrams

• hydrochlorofluorocarbon