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fluorochlorohydrocarbon

fluorochlorohydrocarbon noun: any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing some hydrogen atoms with fluorine and some with chlorine, (More commonly known as hydrochlorofluorocarbon).

Noun

fluorochlorohydrocarbon (plural fluorochlorohydrocarbons)

  1. Any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing some hydrogen atoms with fluorine and some with chlorine, (More commonly known as hydrochlorofluorocarbon)

Synonyms of fluorochlorohydrocarbon

Forms of fluorochlorohydrocarbon

pluralfluorochlorohydrocarbons

Origin of fluorochlorohydrocarbon

From fluoro- + chloro- + hydrocarbon.

Questions about fluorochlorohydrocarbon

What does fluorochlorohydrocarbon mean?
Fluorochlorohydrocarbon means any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing some hydrogen atoms with fluorine and some with chlorine, (More commonly known as hydrochlorofluorocarbon).
What part of speech is fluorochlorohydrocarbon?
Fluorochlorohydrocarbon is a noun.
What is the plural of fluorochlorohydrocarbon?
The plural of fluorochlorohydrocarbon is fluorochlorohydrocarbons.

Words near fluorochlorohydrocarbon in the dictionary

  1. fluorochemicals
  2. fluorochinolone
  3. fluorochinolones
  4. fluorochloride
  5. fluorochlorides
  6. fluorochlorohydrocarbon
  7. fluorochlorohydrocarbons
  8. fluorochlorosilane
  9. fluorochlorosilanes
  10. fluorochromate
  11. fluorochromates

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