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fluorocarbonyl

fluorocarbonyl noun: a chemical functional group containing fluorine and oxygen atoms bonded to one carbon atom. (FOC-).

Noun

fluorocarbonyl (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) A chemical functional group containing fluorine and oxygen atoms bonded to one carbon atom. (FOC-)

Origin of fluorocarbonyl

fluoro- + carbonyl

Questions about fluorocarbonyl

What does fluorocarbonyl mean?
Fluorocarbonyl means a chemical functional group containing fluorine and oxygen atoms bonded to one carbon atom. (FOC-).
What part of speech is fluorocarbonyl?
Fluorocarbonyl is a noun.

Words near fluorocarbonyl in the dictionary

  1. fluorocannilloite
  2. fluorocarbon
  3. fluorocarbonate
  4. fluorocarbonates
  5. fluorocarbons
  6. fluorocarbonyl
  7. fluorochalcone
  8. fluorochalcones
  9. fluorochemical
  10. fluorochemically
  11. fluorochemicals

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