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perfluoroacetic acid

perfluoroacetic acid noun: the perfluorinated version of acetic acid: trifluoroacetic acid (C₂HF₃O₂).

Noun

perfluoroacetic acid (uncountable)

  1. The perfluorinated version of acetic acid: trifluoroacetic acid (C₂HF₃O₂)

Questions about perfluoroacetic acid

What does perfluoroacetic acid mean?
Perfluoroacetic acid means the perfluorinated version of acetic acid: trifluoroacetic acid (C₂HF₃O₂).
What part of speech is perfluoroacetic acid?
Perfluoroacetic acid is a noun.

Words near perfluoroacetic acid in the dictionary

  1. perfluorinate
  2. perfluorinated
  3. perfluorination
  4. perfluoro
  5. perfluoro-
  6. perfluoroacetic acid
  7. perfluoroalkane
  8. perfluoroalkanoate
  9. perfluoroalkanoates
  10. perfluoroalkoxy
  11. perfluoroalkyl

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