trifluoroethanol
English
editEtymology
edittri- + fluoro- + ethane + -ol
Noun
edittrifluoroethanol (plural trifluoroethanols)
- (organic chemistry) Any of several isomers of an alcohol formally derived from ethanol by replacing three hydrogen atoms by those of fluorine, but especially 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol
Synonyms
edit- TFE (abbreviation)
- trifluoroethyl alcohol
Hyponyms
editDerived terms
edit- TFE (abbreviation)