Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fluora-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flu-o-ra-
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Indicating a heterocyclic compound with fluorine substitution.

Etymology

IUPAC Commission of Nomenclature for Heterocyclic Compounds (1957)

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does fluora- mean?: Indicating a heterocyclic compound with fluorine substitution.
Where does fluora- come from?: IUPAC Commission of Nomenclature for Heterocyclic Compounds (1957)

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