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trifluoroethyl

trifluoroethyl noun: any trifluoro derivative of an ethyl radical, but especially CF₃CH₂-.

Noun

trifluoroethyl

  1. Any trifluoro derivative of an ethyl radical, but especially CF₃CH₂-

Origin of trifluoroethyl

From trifluoro + ethyl.

Words formed from trifluoroethyl

Questions about trifluoroethyl

What does trifluoroethyl mean?
Trifluoroethyl means any trifluoro derivative of an ethyl radical, but especially CF₃CH₂-.
What part of speech is trifluoroethyl?
Trifluoroethyl is a noun.

Words near trifluoroethyl in the dictionary

  1. trifluoroethane
  2. trifluoroethaneperoxoic acid
  3. trifluoroethanes
  4. trifluoroethanol
  5. trifluoroethanols
  6. trifluoroethyl
  7. trifluoroethylamine
  8. trifluoroethylamines
  9. trifluoroiodomethane
  10. trifluoromethane
  11. trifluoromethanesulfonate

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