English Explanatory Dictionary

perfluorinated

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of perfluorinate
adj
  1. Thoroughly fluorinated: reacted with fluorine such that many hydrogen atoms have been replaced with fluorine.

Word forms

perfluorinated

Etymology

By surface analysis, perfluorinate + -ed, or, by surface analysis, per- + fluorinated.

Related words

perfluoric acid perfluorinate perfluorination perfluoroacetic acid perfluoroalkyl perfluoroalkyl substance PFAS PFOA perfluorooctanoic acid PFOS perfluorooctanesulfonic acid polyfluoroalkyl polyfluoroalkyl substance
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