trifluoroethanol

English

Etymology

From tri- +‎ fluoro- +‎ ethane +‎ -ol.

Noun

trifluoroethanol (plural trifluoroethanols)

  1. (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

  • TFE (abbreviation)
  • trifluoroethyl alcohol

Hyponyms

  • 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol

Derived terms

  • TFE (abbreviation)
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