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polyfluoroalkyl substance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
polyflu-o-roalkyl -sub-stance
IPA
43
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
5
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

polyfluoroalkyl substances (plural)

Phrases

perfluoroalkyl substance

Frequently Paired Words

perfluoroalkyl substance

Synonyms

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Questions

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

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