Perfluorocarbon

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing each hydrogen atom with one of fluorine; used as refrigerants, solvents, and anesthetics.

    "Then they backed the membrane with a gel matrix containing a perfluorocarbon (PFC) propellant and fluorescent "nanobullets" about a micron wide, and hit it with ultrasound."

  2. 2
    a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum wordnet

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pfcfluorocarbon

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"Then they backed the membrane with a gel matrix containing a perfluorocarbon (PFC) propellant and fluorescent "nanobullets" about a micron wide, and hit it with ultrasound."

Etymology

From per- + fluoro- + carbon.

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