Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perfluoroalkyl substance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: per-flu-o-roalkyl -sub-stance
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

6

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any group of man-made chemicals created for a variety of household and industrial uses.

Inflected Forms

perfluoroalkyl substances (plural)

Phrases

polyfluoroalkyl substance

Frequently Paired Words

polyfluoroalkyl substance

Synonyms

PFAS

Questions

What does perfluoroalkyl substance mean?: Any group of man-made chemicals created for a variety of household and industrial uses.

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