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perfluoric acid

perfluoric acid noun: the perfluoric version of a simple oxyacid of fluorine: HFO₄, which either does not occur or occurs only in ways that are difficult for humans to detect.

Noun

perfluoric acid (uncountable)

  1. The perfluoric version of a simple oxyacid of fluorine: HFO₄, which either does not occur or occurs only in ways that are difficult for humans to detect.
    • Since fluorine must always be negative relative to oxygen, oxyacids analogous to those of the other halogens cannot be expected (24). Almost certainly, perfluoric acid HFO₄, or fluoric acid HFO₃, or hypofluorous acid HOF, will not therefore be prepared.1959, American Rocket Society, “Jet Propulsion”, in ARS Journal, volume 29, American Rocket Society, page 96

Questions about perfluoric acid

What does perfluoric acid mean?
Perfluoric acid means the perfluoric version of a simple oxyacid of fluorine: HFO₄, which either does not occur or occurs only in ways that are difficult for humans to detect.
What part of speech is perfluoric acid?
Perfluoric acid is a noun.

Words near perfluoric acid in the dictionary

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

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