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perfluorooctanoic

perfluorooctanoic adjective: of or pertaining to perfluorooctanoic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

perfluorooctanoic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to perfluorooctanoic acid or its derivatives

Origin of perfluorooctanoic

From perfluoro- + octanoic.

Phrases with perfluorooctanoic

Questions about perfluorooctanoic

What does perfluorooctanoic mean?
Perfluorooctanoic means of or pertaining to perfluorooctanoic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is perfluorooctanoic?
Perfluorooctanoic is an adjective.

Words near perfluorooctanoic in the dictionary

  1. perfluorooctane sulfonate
  2. perfluorooctanesulfonamide
  3. perfluorooctanesulfonate
  4. perfluorooctanesulfonic acid
  5. perfluorooctanoate
  6. perfluorooctanoic
  7. perfluorooctanoic acid
  8. perfluorooctyl
  9. perfluoropentacene
  10. perfluoropentane
  11. perfluoropolyether

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