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hexafluoroethane

hexafluoroethane noun: a fluorocarbon counterpart to the hydrocarbon ethane.

Noun

hexafluoroethane (countable and uncountable, plural hexafluoroethanes)

  1. A fluorocarbon counterpart to the hydrocarbon ethane.

Forms of hexafluoroethane

pluralhexafluoroethanes

Origin of hexafluoroethane

From hexa- + fluoro- + ethane.

Questions about hexafluoroethane

What does hexafluoroethane mean?
Hexafluoroethane means a fluorocarbon counterpart to the hydrocarbon ethane.
What part of speech is hexafluoroethane?
Hexafluoroethane is a noun.
What is the plural of hexafluoroethane?
The plural of hexafluoroethane is hexafluoroethanes.

Words near hexafluoroethane in the dictionary

  1. hexafluoroacetones
  2. hexafluoroantimonate
  3. hexafluoroantimonates
  4. hexafluorobenzene
  5. hexafluorodisilane
  6. hexafluoroethane
  7. hexafluoroethanes
  8. hexafluoroisobutylene
  9. hexafluoroisopropanol
  10. hexafluorophosphate
  11. hexafluorophosphates

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