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octafluorocyclobutane

octafluorocyclobutane noun: the organofluorine compound C₄F₈, related to cyclobutane by replacement of all C–H bonds with C–F bonds, and used as a deposition gas and etchant in semiconductor manufacture.

Noun

octafluorocyclobutane (uncountable)

  1. The organofluorine compound C₄F₈, related to cyclobutane by replacement of all C–H bonds with C–F bonds, and used as a deposition gas and etchant in semiconductor manufacture.

Synonyms of octafluorocyclobutane

Origin of octafluorocyclobutane

From octa- + fluoro- + cyclobutane.

Questions about octafluorocyclobutane

What does octafluorocyclobutane mean?
Octafluorocyclobutane means the organofluorine compound C₄F₈, related to cyclobutane by replacement of all C–H bonds with C–F bonds, and used as a deposition gas and etchant in semiconductor manufacture.
What part of speech is octafluorocyclobutane?
Octafluorocyclobutane is a noun.

Words near octafluorocyclobutane in the dictionary

  1. octaethylporphyrins
  2. octafinal
  3. octafluoride
  4. octafluorides
  5. octafluoro
  6. octafluorocyclobutane
  7. octafluoropropane
  8. octagenarian
  9. octagenarians
  10. octaglucoside
  11. octaglucosides

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