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perfluoroctane

perfluoroctane is the alternative form of perfluorooctane.

Meaning of perfluorooctane

Noun

perfluorooctane (countable and uncountable, plural perfluorooctanes)

  1. A derivative of octane, C₈F₁₈, in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by those of fluorine

Origin of perfluoroctane

From perfluoro- + octane.

Questions about perfluoroctane

What is perfluoroctane the alternative form of?
Perfluoroctane is the alternative form of perfluorooctane.

Words near perfluoroctane in the dictionary

  1. perfluorobutanoates
  2. perfluorocarbon
  3. perfluorocarbons
  4. perfluorochemical
  5. perfluorochemicals
  6. perfluoroctane
  7. perfluorocyclobutane
  8. perfluorodecalin
  9. perfluorodecanoate
  10. perfluorodecanoates
  11. perfluorodecyltrichlorosilane

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