fluoropolymer

fluoropolymer

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-
English polymer
English fluoropolymer

    From fluoro- + polymer.

    Noun

    fluoropolymer (plural fluoropolymers)

    1. (organic chemistry) Any of many chemically and thermally stable polymers that are fluorine derivatives

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