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Fluoroalkane

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fluoroalkylnoun(organic chemistry) An alkyl group in which one or more hydrogens have been substituted for fluorine.
fluorocarbonnoun(chemistry) Any derivative of a hydrocarbon in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine.
fluoroalcoholnoun(organic chemistry) Any aliphatic alcohol in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine
perfluoroalkanenounA type of hydrocarbon with hydrogen replaced by fluorine.
hydrofluoroalkanenoun(chemistry) Any of various gaseous alkanes that contain carbon, fluorine, and hydrogen and are used especially as aerosol propellants in metered-dose inhalers.
fluoralkylnounAlternative form of fluoroalkyl. [(organic chemistry) An alkyl group in which one or more hydrogens have been substituted for fluorine.]
hydrofluorocarbonnounA haloalkane composed entirely of carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine.
fluoroalkenenoun(organic chemistry) Any fluoro-derivative of an alkene
difluoromethanenoun(organic chemistry) A dihalogenoalkane in which two of the four hydrogen atoms of methane are replaced by fluorine, used as a refrigerant.
perfluorocarbonnoun(organic chemistry) Any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing each hydrogen atom with one of fluorine; used as refrigerants, solvents, and anesthetics.
fluorostyrenenoun(organic chemistry) Any derivative of styrene in which one or more atoms of hydrogen have been replaced by fluorine
hydroflurocarbonnounMisspelling of hydrofluorocarbon. [A haloalkane composed entirely of carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine.]
hydrofluoroolefinnounAny of a class of unsaturated organic compounds, which are composed of hydrogen, fluorine, and carbon atoms and are used as refrigerants.
fluoroethanenoun(organic chemistry) Any fluoro derivative of ethane, but especially 1-fluoroethane
fluorochemicalnounAny chemical compound (especially an organic compound) containing fluorine
fluorochlorohydrocarbonnoun(organic chemistry) Any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing some hydrogen atoms with fluorine and some with chlorine (at least one being retained).
haloalkanenoun(organic chemistry) Any alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms has been replaced by that of a halogen
hydrofluoroethernoun(organic chemistry) Any of a class of ethers (many of them polymeric) having a mixture of alkyl and fluorinated alkyl substituents
perfluorooctanenoun(organic chemistry) A derivative of octane, C₈F₁₈, in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by those of fluorine
fluorohydrinnoun(organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is fluorine.

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