organofluorine
English
editThis ball-and-stick model of octafluoropropane represents an organofluorine molecule in which every free bond on a carbon backbone (shown as black) is occupied by a fluorine atom (shown as green).
This represents an organofluorine compound, 1-fluoro-1-butene, in which just one bond on a carbon backbone is occupied by fluorine.
Etymology
editAdjective
editorganofluorine (not comparable)
- (organic chemistry) Describing an organic compound containing one or more fluorine atoms.
Noun
editorganofluorine (plural organofluorines)
- (organic chemistry) An organic compound containing fluorine.
Related terms
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editorganic compound that contains fluorine
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