hydrofluoroalkane

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Hellenic *údōr

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor.

English hydro-

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-

Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor.

Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor.

Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl)

Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor.

Medieval Latin alcoholbor.

German Alk(ohol)

Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.

German -yl

German Alkyl

German alk-

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nos

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānusder.

German -an

German Alkanbor.

English alkane

English hydrofluoroalkane

From hydro- + fluoro- + alkane.

Noun

hydrofluoroalkane (plural hydrofluoroalkanes)

1. (chemistry) Any of various gaseous alkanes that contain carbon, fluorine, and hydrogen and are used especially as aerosol propellants in metered-dose inhalers.

References

• hydrofluoroalkane in The Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary Dictionary