# trifluoroethanol

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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