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perfluoroalkyls

perfluoroalkyls is the plural 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

Questions about perfluoroalkyls

What is perfluoroalkyls the plural of?
Perfluoroalkyls is the plural of perfluoroalkyl.

Words near perfluoroalkyls in the dictionary

  1. perfluoroalkylated
  2. perfluoroalkylating
  3. perfluoroalkylation
  4. perfluoroalkylations
  5. perfluoroalkyliodonium
  6. perfluoroalkyls
  7. perfluoroaryl
  8. perfluoroarylation
  9. perfluoroarylations
  10. perfluoroaryls
  11. perfluorobutane

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