fluorous
/ˈflʊərəs/ /ˈflɔːrəs/Chemistry
adjective
Originally: relating to or obtained from fluorspar. In later use: containing fluorine; especially designating or involving fluorinated solvents.
- Recorded earliest in fluorous acid..
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Robert Kerr (1757–1813), scientific writer and translator. From fluor + -ous, after French †fluoreux.