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fluoroalcohol

fluoroalcohol noun: any aliphatic alcohol in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine.

Noun

fluoroalcohol (plural fluoroalcohols)

  1. Any aliphatic alcohol in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine

Forms of fluoroalcohol

pluralfluoroalcohols

Origin of fluoroalcohol

From fluoro- + alcohol.

Questions about fluoroalcohol

What does fluoroalcohol mean?
Fluoroalcohol means any aliphatic alcohol in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine.
What part of speech is fluoroalcohol?
Fluoroalcohol is a noun.
What is the plural of fluoroalcohol?
The plural of fluoroalcohol is fluoroalcohols.

Words near fluoroalcohol in the dictionary

  1. fluoroacetate
  2. fluoroacetates
  3. fluoroacetylsalicylic
  4. fluoroadenosine
  5. fluoroadenosines
  6. fluoroalcohol
  7. fluoroalcohols
  8. fluoroalkane
  9. fluoroalkanes
  10. fluoroalkene
  11. fluoroalkenes

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