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perfluorobutanesulfonic acid

perfluorobutanesulfonic acid noun: a chemical compound with a four-carbon fluorocarbon chain and a sulfonic acid functional group, used as a replacement for the persistent, toxic, and bioaccumulative perfluorooctanesulfonic acid.

Noun

perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (uncountable)

  1. A chemical compound with a four-carbon fluorocarbon chain and a sulfonic acid functional group, used as a replacement for the persistent, toxic, and bioaccumulative perfluorooctanesulfonic acid.

Questions about perfluorobutanesulfonic acid

What does perfluorobutanesulfonic acid mean?
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid means a chemical compound with a four-carbon fluorocarbon chain and a sulfonic acid functional group, used as a replacement for the persistent, toxic, and bioaccumulative perfluorooctanesulfonic acid.
What part of speech is perfluorobutanesulfonic acid?
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid is a noun.

Words near perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in the dictionary

  1. perfluoroaryl
  2. perfluoroarylation
  3. perfluoroarylations
  4. perfluoroaryls
  5. perfluorobutane
  6. perfluorobutanesulfonic acid
  7. perfluorobutanoate
  8. perfluorobutanoates
  9. perfluorocarbon
  10. perfluorocarbons
  11. perfluorochemical

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