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polyfluoroalkyls

polyfluoroalkyls is the plural of polyfluoroalkyl.

Meaning of polyfluoroalkyl

Noun

polyfluoroalkyl (plural polyfluoroalkyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Any polyfluoro derivative of an alkyl group.
    • 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:
    PFA

Questions about polyfluoroalkyls

What is polyfluoroalkyls the plural of?
Polyfluoroalkyls is the plural of polyfluoroalkyl.

Words near polyfluoroalkyls in the dictionary

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

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