Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fluoroethylene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
flu-o-roethy-lene
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

vinyl fluoride

Uncountable

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- English ethylene English fluoroethylene From fluoro- + ethylene.

Usage

Questions

What does fluoroethylene mean?
vinyl fluoride
Where does fluoroethylene come from?
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- English ethylene English fluoroethylene From fluoro- + ethylene.

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