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perfluorinated

perfluorinated is the simple past and past participle of perfluorinate.

Meaning of perfluorinate

Verb

perfluorinate (third-person singular simple present perfluorinates, present participle perfluorinating, simple past and past participle perfluorinated)

  1. To fluorinate thoroughly: to add the maximum amount of fluorine to.

Adjective

perfluorinated (not comparable)

  1. Thoroughly fluorinated: reacted with fluorine such that many hydrogen atoms have been replaced with fluorine.

Origin of perfluorinated

By surface analysis, perfluorinate + -ed, or, by surface analysis, per- + fluorinated.

Questions about perfluorinated

What does perfluorinated mean?
Perfluorinated means thoroughly fluorinated: reacted with fluorine such that many hydrogen atoms have been replaced with fluorine.
What is perfluorinated the simple past and past participle of?
Perfluorinated is the simple past and past participle of perfluorinate.
What part of speech is perfluorinated?
Perfluorinated is an adjective.

Words near perfluorinated in the dictionary

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

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