fluorocarbon

English

Etymology

From fluoro- +‎ carbon.

Noun

fluorocarbon (plural fluorocarbons)

(chemistry) Any derivative of a hydrocarbon in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine.
Synonyms: perfluorocarbon, PFC

Translations

hydrocarbon derivative

French: fluorocarbone
Spanish: fluorocarburo m

Further reading

fluorocarbon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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