"PFBS" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} PFBS (uncountable)
  1. Abbreviation of perfluorobutanesulfonate. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: perfluorobutanesulfonate
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