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fluoro-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
flu-o-ro-
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

containing fluorine

prefix

fluorescent

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- From Latin fluor + English -o-.

Inflected Forms

fluor- (alternative)

Derived Forms

chlorofluorocarbon fluorapatite fluorated fluorene fluorochlorohydrocarbon fluorohydrocortisone fluorometer fluorotitanate fluorotype fluorouracil tetrafluoromethane

Phrases

fluorhydric acid fluorosulfuric acid fluorosulphuric acid hexafluorosilicic acid potassium hexafluoroaluminate xenon hexafluoroplatinate fluo-

Frequently Paired Words

fluorine fluo- bromo- chloro- iodo-

Questions

What does fluoro- mean?
containing fluorine
Where does fluoro- 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- From Latin fluor + English -o-.

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