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trifluoromethyl

trifluoromethyl noun: the univalent radical CF₃- derived from methyl.

Noun

trifluoromethyl (plural trifluoromethyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent radical CF₃- derived from methyl
    • Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich
      2,5-Bis(trifluoromethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (104) has been reported by several groups to react with ring-strained alkenes under forcing thermal conditions to produce coupled products

Forms of trifluoromethyl

pluraltrifluoromethyls

Words formed from trifluoromethyl

Questions about trifluoromethyl

What does trifluoromethyl mean?
Trifluoromethyl means the univalent radical CF₃- derived from methyl.
What part of speech is trifluoromethyl?
Trifluoromethyl is a noun.
What is the plural of trifluoromethyl?
The plural of trifluoromethyl is trifluoromethyls.

Words near trifluoromethyl in the dictionary

  1. trifluoromethanesulfonic acid
  2. trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride
  3. trifluoromethanesulfonyl
  4. trifluoromethanesulfonyl azide
  5. trifluoromethoxy
  6. trifluoromethyl
  7. trifluoromethylaminoindane
  8. trifluoromethylaniline
  9. trifluoromethylanilines
  10. trifluoromethylate
  11. trifluoromethylated

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