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perfluorocarbons

perfluorocarbons is the plural of perfluorocarbon.

Meaning of perfluorocarbon

Noun

perfluorocarbon (plural perfluorocarbons)

  1. Any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing each hydrogen atom with one of fluorine; used as refrigerants, solvents, and anesthetics.
    • Then they backed the membrane with a gel matrix containing a perfluorocarbon (PFC) propellant and fluorescent "nanobullets" about a micron wide, and hit it with ultrasound.2016 January 14, Jessica Hall, “Nanoengineers build 'microcannons' that fire light-up bullets filled with drugs”, in ExtremeTech
    Synonyms:
    PFC, fluorocarbon

Questions about perfluorocarbons

What is perfluorocarbons the plural of?
Perfluorocarbons is the plural of perfluorocarbon.

Words near perfluorocarbons in the dictionary

  1. perfluorobutane
  2. perfluorobutanesulfonic acid
  3. perfluorobutanoate
  4. perfluorobutanoates
  5. perfluorocarbon
  6. perfluorocarbons
  7. perfluorochemical
  8. perfluorochemicals
  9. perfluoroctane
  10. perfluorocyclobutane
  11. perfluorodecalin

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