fluorobenzyl etymology

English word fluorobenzyl comes from English benzyl, English fluoro- (Fluorescent. Fluorine.)

Detailed word origin of fluorobenzyl

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
benzyl English (eng) (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical C6H5-CH2- related to toluene and benzoic acid.
fluoro- English (eng) Fluorescent. Fluorine.
fluorobenzyl English (eng) (organic chemistry) Any fluoro derivative of a benzyl radical.

Words with the same origin as fluorobenzyl

Descendants of fluoro-
dichlorofluoromethane difluoromethane fluoric fluorobenzene fluorocitrate fluorodesulfurization fluorodifen fluorogenic fluorogram fluoroorotic fluorophore fluorophosphate fluorophotometry fluoroprobe fluoropyrrole fluoroscopically fluorosilicic fluorosphere fluorosulfite fluorothymidine fluorotype hydrofluoric pentafluoroethane trichlorofluoromethane