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tetrafluorophenol

tetrafluorophenol noun: any of three isomeric tetrafluoro derivative of phenol, but especially 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenol which is used as a reagent in peptide synthesis.

Noun

tetrafluorophenol (plural tetrafluorophenols)

  1. Any of three isomeric tetrafluoro derivative of phenol, but especially 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenol which is used as a reagent in peptide synthesis

Forms of tetrafluorophenol

pluraltetrafluorophenols

Questions about tetrafluorophenol

What does tetrafluorophenol mean?
Tetrafluorophenol means any of three isomeric tetrafluoro derivative of phenol, but especially 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenol which is used as a reagent in peptide synthesis.
What part of speech is tetrafluorophenol?
Tetrafluorophenol is a noun.
What is the plural of tetrafluorophenol?
The plural of tetrafluorophenol is tetrafluorophenols.

Words near tetrafluorophenol in the dictionary

  1. tetrafluoroborates
  2. tetrafluoroboric acid
  3. tetrafluoroethylene
  4. tetrafluoroethylenes
  5. tetrafluoromethane
  6. tetrafluorophenol
  7. tetrafluorophenols
  8. tetrafluorophenyl
  9. tetrafluorosilane
  10. tetrafolate
  11. tetrafolates

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