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perfluorooctane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-flu-o-rooc-tane
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A derivative of octane, C₈F₁₈, in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by those of fluorine

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

perfluorooctanes (plural)

Derived Forms

perfluorooctanesulfonamide

Phrases

perfluorooctane sulfonate

Questions

What does perfluorooctane mean?
A derivative of octane, C₈F₁₈, in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by those of fluorine

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