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fluorination

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
flu-o-ri-na-tion
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The introduction of fluorine into a compound by means of a chemical reaction.

Countable; 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 Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English fluorine Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English fluorination From fluorine + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fluorinations (plural)

Derived Forms

defluorination deoxyfluorination difluorination electrofluorination halofluorination monofluorination oxyfluorination radiofluorination

Phrases

Swarts fluorination

Frequently Paired Words

fluoridate fluoridated fluoridation fluoridization fluoridize fluoridized fluorinate perfluorinate

Antonyms

defluorination

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does fluorination mean?
The introduction of fluorine into a compound by means of a chemical reaction.
Where does fluorination 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 Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English fluorine Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English fluorination From fluorine + -ation.

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