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perfluorocarbon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

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Etymology tree English per- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English fluoro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English perfluorocarbon From per- + fluoro- + carbon.

perfluorocarbons (plural)

PFC fluorocarbon

What does perfluorocarbon mean?: Any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing each hydrogen atom with one of fluorine; used as refrigerants, solvents, and anesthetics.
Where does perfluorocarbon come from?: Etymology tree English per- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English fluoro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English perfluorocarbon From per- + fluoro- + carbon.

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