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trifluoroethane

trifluoroethane noun: either of two isomeric fluorocarbons derived from ethane by replacing three hydrogen atoms by fluorine.

Noun

trifluoroethane (plural trifluoroethanes)

  1. Either of two isomeric fluorocarbons derived from ethane by replacing three hydrogen atoms by fluorine

Forms of trifluoroethane

pluraltrifluoroethanes

Questions about trifluoroethane

What does trifluoroethane mean?
Trifluoroethane means either of two isomeric fluorocarbons derived from ethane by replacing three hydrogen atoms by fluorine.
What part of speech is trifluoroethane?
Trifluoroethane is a noun.
What is the plural of trifluoroethane?
The plural of trifluoroethane is trifluoroethanes.

Words near trifluoroethane in the dictionary

  1. trifluoroacetoxylation
  2. trifluoroacetoxylations
  3. trifluoroacetoxys
  4. trifluoroborate
  5. trifluoroborates
  6. trifluoroethane
  7. trifluoroethaneperoxoic acid
  8. trifluoroethanes
  9. trifluoroethanol
  10. trifluoroethanols
  11. trifluoroethyl

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