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pentafluoroethane

pentafluoroethane noun: a refrigerant and fire suppression agent with the chemical formula CF₃CHF₂.

Noun

pentafluoroethane (uncountable)

  1. A refrigerant and fire suppression agent with the chemical formula CF₃CHF₂.

Origin of pentafluoroethane

From penta- + fluoro- + ethane.

Questions about pentafluoroethane

What does pentafluoroethane mean?
Pentafluoroethane means a refrigerant and fire suppression agent with the chemical formula CF₃CHF₂.
What part of speech is pentafluoroethane?
Pentafluoroethane is a noun.

Words near pentafluoroethane in the dictionary

  1. pentafluoro
  2. pentafluorobenzoic
  3. pentafluorobenzoyl
  4. pentafluorobenzoyls
  5. pentafluorobenzyl
  6. pentafluoroethane
  7. pentafluoroethyl
  8. pentafluoroethyls
  9. pentafluorophenol
  10. pentafluorophenyl
  11. pentafluoropyridine

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