fluorocarbon

English

Etymology

From fluoro- +‎ carbon.

Noun

fluorocarbon (plural fluorocarbons)

1. (chemistry) Any derivative of a hydrocarbon in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine.

   Synonyms: perfluorocarbon, PFC

Translations

hydrocarbon derivative

• French: fluorocarbone
• Spanish: fluorocarburo m

Further reading

• fluorocarbon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia