English Explanatory Dictionary

fluorocarbon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any derivative of a hydrocarbon in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine.

Word forms

fluorocarbon fluorocarbons

Etymology

From fluoro- + carbon.

Synonyms

perfluorocarbon PFC

Derived words

chlorofluorocarbon hydrofluorocarbon

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