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fluoroalkane

fluoroalkane noun: any alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine.

Noun

fluoroalkane (plural fluoroalkanes)

  1. Any alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine

Forms of fluoroalkane

pluralfluoroalkanes

Origin of fluoroalkane

From fluoro- + alkane.

Questions about fluoroalkane

What does fluoroalkane mean?
Fluoroalkane means any alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine.
What part of speech is fluoroalkane?
Fluoroalkane is a noun.
What is the plural of fluoroalkane?
The plural of fluoroalkane is fluoroalkanes.

Words near fluoroalkane in the dictionary

  1. fluoroacetylsalicylic
  2. fluoroadenosine
  3. fluoroadenosines
  4. fluoroalcohol
  5. fluoroalcohols
  6. fluoroalkane
  7. fluoroalkanes
  8. fluoroalkene
  9. fluoroalkenes
  10. fluoroalkyl
  11. fluoroalkylamine

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