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fluoroketone

fluoroketone noun: a type of organic compound in which two fully fluorinated alkyl groups are attached to a carbonyl group.

Noun

fluoroketone (plural fluoroketones)

  1. A type of organic compound in which two fully fluorinated alkyl groups are attached to a carbonyl group.

Forms of fluoroketone

pluralfluoroketones

Origin of fluoroketone

From fluoro- + ketone.

Questions about fluoroketone

What does fluoroketone mean?
Fluoroketone means a type of organic compound in which two fully fluorinated alkyl groups are attached to a carbonyl group.
What part of speech is fluoroketone?
Fluoroketone is a noun.
What is the plural of fluoroketone?
The plural of fluoroketone is fluoroketones.

Words near fluoroketone in the dictionary

  1. fluoroionophore
  2. fluoroionophores
  3. fluoroisothiocyanate
  4. fluoroketolide
  5. fluoroketolides
  6. fluoroketone
  7. fluoroketones
  8. fluorolabeled
  9. fluorolabelled
  10. fluorolintane
  11. fluoromarker

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