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pentafluorophenol

pentafluorophenol noun: a derivative of phenol in which the five hydrogen atoms have been replaced by those of fluorine ( C₆F₅OH ).

Noun

pentafluorophenol (uncountable)

  1. A derivative of phenol in which the five hydrogen atoms have been replaced by those of fluorine ( C₆F₅OH )

Questions about pentafluorophenol

What does pentafluorophenol mean?
Pentafluorophenol means a derivative of phenol in which the five hydrogen atoms have been replaced by those of fluorine ( C₆F₅OH ).
What part of speech is pentafluorophenol?
Pentafluorophenol is a noun.

Words near pentafluorophenol in the dictionary

  1. pentafluorobenzoyls
  2. pentafluorobenzyl
  3. pentafluoroethane
  4. pentafluoroethyl
  5. pentafluoroethyls
  6. pentafluorophenol
  7. pentafluorophenyl
  8. pentafluoropyridine
  9. pentafluoropyridines
  10. pentafluoros
  11. pentafluorostyrene

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