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Where does β€œperfluorochemical” come from?

perfluorochemical (English) comes from English perfluoro, from English fluoro, from English -o, from English O, from Middle English O, from Old English o, from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏.

perfluorochemical (English): Any perfluorinated compound

Definitions

  1. Any perfluorinated compound

Ancestry of β€œperfluorochemical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperfluoroDescribing any compound or radical in which every...
2EnglishfluoroA fluorescent light; Of a fluorescent colour
3English-oA colloquializing suffix; A type of person; Can...
4EnglishOA blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may...
5Middle EnglishOβ€”
6Old Englishoever, always
7LatinoThe name of the letter "O"; o!; oh!
8EtruscanπŒβ€”
9Ancient GreekΞΏβ€”
10Phoenician𐀏ayin; ʿayin
11Egyptian𓁹—
Every word from Egyptian 𓁹 β†’