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perfluorooctane sulfonate

perfluorooctane sulfonate noun: any salt or ester of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid.

Noun

perfluorooctane sulfonate (uncountable)

  1. Any salt or ester of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid.
    • Curious, I looked it up and discovered that it's in the class of chemicals that were manufactured by 3M for use in Scotchguard, among other consumer products and applications. Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) received a flurry of attention around 2000, when studies of its effects on animal and...2007, Elizabeth Grossman, High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health, Island Press, →ISBN, page 284

Synonyms of perfluorooctane sulfonate

Forms of perfluorooctane sulfonate

alternative formperfluorooctanesulfonate

Questions about perfluorooctane sulfonate

What does perfluorooctane sulfonate mean?
Perfluorooctane sulfonate means any salt or ester of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid.
What part of speech is perfluorooctane sulfonate?
Perfluorooctane sulfonate is a noun.

Words near perfluorooctane sulfonate in the dictionary

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

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