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perfluorononanoic acid

perfluorononanoic acid noun: a synthetic perfluorinated carboxylic acid and fluorosurfactant that is also an environmental contaminant.

Noun

perfluorononanoic acid (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic perfluorinated carboxylic acid and fluorosurfactant that is also an environmental contaminant.
    Synonyms:
    PFNA

Synonyms of perfluorononanoic acid

Questions about perfluorononanoic acid

What does perfluorononanoic acid mean?
Perfluorononanoic acid means a synthetic perfluorinated carboxylic acid and fluorosurfactant that is also an environmental contaminant.
What part of speech is perfluorononanoic acid?
Perfluorononanoic acid is a noun.

Words near perfluorononanoic acid in the dictionary

  1. perfluorohexanoates
  2. perfluorohexyl
  3. perfluoromethylcyclohexane
  4. perfluorononanoate
  5. perfluorononanoates
  6. perfluorononanoic acid
  7. perfluorooctane
  8. perfluorooctane sulfonate
  9. perfluorooctanesulfonamide
  10. perfluorooctanesulfonate
  11. perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

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