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fluorobenzene

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any fluorinated derivative of benzene, but especially the mono-substituted C6H5F (phenyl fluoride)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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History

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- German Benzoe German -in German Benzinbor. English benzine English benzene English fluorobenzene From fluoro- + benzene.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fluorobenzè — fluorinated benzene
  • Chinese Mandarin: 氟苯 (fúběn) — fluorinated benzene
  • French: fluorobenzène — fluorinated benzene
  • German: Fluorbenzol — fluorinated benzene
  • Greek: φθοροβενζόλιο (fthorovenzólio) — fluorinated benzene
  • Hindi: फ्लोरोबेंजिन (phlorobeñjin) — fluorinated benzene
  • Italian: fluorobenzene — fluorinated benzene
  • Japanese: フルオロベンゼン (furuorobenzen) — fluorinated benzene
  • Romanian: fluorobenzen — fluorinated benzene
  • Tamil: புளோரோபென்சீன் (puḷōrōpeṉcīṉ) — fluorinated benzene