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fluoroethyl

fluoroethyl noun: any fluoro derivative of an ethyl radical.

Noun

fluoroethyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Any fluoro derivative of an ethyl radical.

Origin of fluoroethyl

From fluoro- + ethyl.

Questions about fluoroethyl

What does fluoroethyl mean?
Fluoroethyl means any fluoro derivative of an ethyl radical.
What part of speech is fluoroethyl?
Fluoroethyl is a noun.

Words near fluoroethyl in the dictionary

  1. fluoroenzymes
  2. fluoroestradiol
  3. fluoroethane
  4. fluoroethanes
  5. fluoroethoxymethyl
  6. fluoroethyl
  7. fluoroethylene
  8. fluorofamide
  9. fluorofenidone
  10. fluorofibre
  11. fluorofibres

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