fluoroelastomer

fluoroelastomer

English

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-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder.
Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
New Latin -icus
New Latin elasticusbor.
French élastiquebor.
English elastic
English -mer
English elastomer
English fluoroelastomer

    From fluoro- + elastomer.

    Noun

    fluoroelastomer (plural fluoroelastomers)

    1. (organic chemistry) Any of a range of partially fluorinated polymers or copolymers that are chemically and thermally stable elastomers.
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