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perfluoralkyl

perfluoralkyl is the alternative form of perfluoroalkyl.

Meaning of perfluoroalkyl

Noun

perfluoroalkyl (plural perfluoroalkyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Any perfluoro derivative of an alkyl group.
    • Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have been manufactured since the 1950s for use as surface protectants for textiles and leather treatment, as protection additives in food packaging and paper products, and in firefighting foams.2015, “PFASs in the General Population”, in Jamie C. DeWitt, editor, Toxicological Effects of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, Humana Press, →ISBN, page 51

Forms of perfluoralkyl

pluralperfluoralkyls

Questions about perfluoralkyl

What is perfluoralkyl the alternative form of?
Perfluoralkyl is the alternative form of perfluoroalkyl.

Words near perfluoralkyl in the dictionary

  1. perfloxacin
  2. perfloxacine
  3. perflubrodec
  4. perflubron
  5. perflubutane
  6. perfluoralkyl
  7. perfluoric
  8. perfluoric acid
  9. perfluorinate
  10. perfluorinated
  11. perfluorination

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