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perfluorodecalin

perfluorodecalin noun: a perfluorocarbon, a derivative of decalin in which all of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by fluorine atoms.

perfluorodecalin: a perfluorocarbon, a derivative of decalin in which all of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by...
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Noun

perfluorodecalin (uncountable)

  1. A perfluorocarbon, a derivative of decalin in which all of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by fluorine atoms.

Origin of perfluorodecalin

From perfluoro- + decalin.

Questions about perfluorodecalin

What does perfluorodecalin mean?
Perfluorodecalin means a perfluorocarbon, a derivative of decalin in which all of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by fluorine atoms.
What part of speech is perfluorodecalin?
Perfluorodecalin is a noun.

Words near perfluorodecalin in the dictionary

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

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