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perfluorinate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-flu-o-ri-nate
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fluorinate thoroughly: to add the maximum amount of fluorine to.

Etymology

From per- + fluorinate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

perfluorinates (present, singular) perfluorinating (participle, present) perfluorinated (participle, past) perfluorinated (past)

Derived Forms

perfluorinated perfluorination

Phrases

perfluoric acid

Frequently Paired Words

perfluoric perfluoric acid perbrominated perbromination perchlorinated perchlorination periodated periodation

Questions

What does perfluorinate mean?
To fluorinate thoroughly: to add the maximum amount of fluorine to.
Where does perfluorinate come from?
From per- + fluorinate.

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