What does "trifluoroethanol" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "trifluoroethanol"?

Common synonyms include: tfe, tfe, trifluoroethyl alcohol, trifluoroethyl alcohol.

Trifluoroethanol

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Noun

1
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

All synonyms

tfe tfe trifluoroethyl alcohol trifluoroethyl alcohol

Etymology

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

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