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Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid

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perfluorooctanoic acidnoun(chemistry) A synthetic, stable perfluorinated carboxylic acid and fluorosurfactant with industrial applications, a toxicant and carcinogen in animals, persistent in the environment and associated with infertility.
perfluorooctanesulfonic acidnoun(organic chemistry) A synthetic fluorosurfactant and persistent organic pollutant.
perfluorooctanesulfonamidenoun(organic chemistry) A synthetic organofluorine compound and persistent organic pollutant.
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.
perfluorononanoic acidnoun(chemistry) A synthetic perfluorinated carboxylic acid and fluorosurfactant that is also an environmental contaminant.
perfluorooctanoatenounA salt or ester of perfluorooctanoic acid.
perfluorooctane sulfonatenounAny salt or ester of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid.
perfluorosulfonatenoun(organic chemistry) Any sulfonate whose hydrogen atoms have all been replaced with those of fluorine; many of then are used as ionomers.
nonafluorobutanesulfonatenounA salt or ester of perfluorobutanesulfonic acid.
perfluorochemicalnoun(chemistry) Any perfluorinated compound.
perfluorobutanoatenoun(organic chemistry) Any perfluoro derivative of a butanoate group or anion
perfluorooctanenoun(organic chemistry) A derivative of octane, C₈F₁₈, in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by those of fluorine
perfluoroctanenounAlternative form of perfluorooctane. [(organic chemistry) A derivative of octane, C₈F₁₈, in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by those of fluorine]
perfluorohexanenoun(organic chemistry) The saturated aliphatic fluorocarbon C₆F₁₄
perfluoroalkyl substancenoun(chemistry) Any group of man-made chemicals created for a variety of household and industrial uses.
perfluorotributylaminenounA liquid whose molecular structure consists of three butyl moieties connected to an amine center, in which the hydrogen atoms have all been replaced with fluorine. It is produced by the electronics industry and is a potent greenhouse gas.
pfosanounAbbreviation of perfluorooctanesulfonamide. [(organic chemistry) A synthetic organofluorine compound and persistent organic pollutant.]
perfluoroalkanenounA type of hydrocarbon with hydrogen replaced by fluorine.
perfluoric acidnoun(organic chemistry) The perfluoric version of a simple oxyacid of fluorine: HFO₄, which either does not occur or occurs only in ways that are difficult for humans to detect.
perflubronnounperfluorooctyl bromide, a fluorochemical

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