fluorocitrate etymology

English word fluorocitrate comes from English fluoro- (Fluorescent. Fluorine.), English citrate

Detailed word origin of fluorocitrate

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
fluoro- English (eng) Fluorescent. Fluorine.
citrate English (eng) (organic compound) Any salt or ester of citric acid. To cause to form citrate.
fluorocitrate English (eng) (organic chemistry, biochemistry) A fluoro- derivative of citrate that is a metabolite of fluoroacetate and is responsible for fluoroacetate poisoning.

Words with the same origin as fluorocitrate

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