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polyfluoroalkyl substances

polyfluoroalkyl substances is the plural of polyfluoroalkyl substance.

Meaning of polyfluoroalkyl substance

Noun

polyfluoroalkyl substance (plural polyfluoroalkyl substances)

  1. Any group of man-made chemicals created for a variety of household and industrial uses.
    • After research into foam at the Belgian seaside showing a concentration of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – widely used for their waterproofing qualities but difficult to destroy – the Dutch public health institute RIVM measured the coast in Zeeland, north and south Holland in April and...2023 December 13, Senay Boztas, “Netherlands warns children not to swallow sea foam over PFAS concerns”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    PFAS

Questions about polyfluoroalkyl substances

What is polyfluoroalkyl substances the plural of?
Polyfluoroalkyl substances is the plural of polyfluoroalkyl substance.

Words near polyfluoroalkyl substances in the dictionary

  1. polyfluorescent
  2. polyfluorinated
  3. polyfluoro
  4. polyfluoroalkyl
  5. polyfluoroalkyl substance
  6. polyfluoroalkyl substances
  7. polyfluoroalkylated
  8. polyfluoroalkyls
  9. polyfluorobenzyl
  10. polyfluoroolefin
  11. polyfluoroolefins

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