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pentafluorostyrene

pentafluorostyrene noun: a derivative of styrene in which each hydrogen of the benzene ring has been replaced by fluorine; it is used to make specialized polymers.

Noun

pentafluorostyrene (uncountable)

  1. A derivative of styrene in which each hydrogen of the benzene ring has been replaced by fluorine; it is used to make specialized polymers.

Origin of pentafluorostyrene

From penta- + fluoro- + styrene.

Questions about pentafluorostyrene

What does pentafluorostyrene mean?
Pentafluorostyrene means a derivative of styrene in which each hydrogen of the benzene ring has been replaced by fluorine; it is used to make specialized polymers.
What part of speech is pentafluorostyrene?
Pentafluorostyrene is a noun.

Words near pentafluorostyrene in the dictionary

  1. pentafluorophenol
  2. pentafluorophenyl
  3. pentafluoropyridine
  4. pentafluoropyridines
  5. pentafluoros
  6. pentafluorostyrene
  7. pentafluorosulfanyl
  8. pentafluorosulfanyls
  9. pentafluorphenyl
  10. pentaformylgitoxin
  11. pentafunctional

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