"polyfluoroalkyl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: polyfluoroalkyls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} polyfluoroalkyl (plural polyfluoroalkyls)
  1. (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any polyfluoro derivative of an alkyl group Tags: especially, in-compounds Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Synonyms: PFA [initialism], polyfluoralkyl Hypernyms: fluoroalkyl Derived forms: PFAS, polyfluoroalkyl substance Related terms: perfluoroalkyl
    Sense id: en-polyfluoroalkyl-en-noun-ZYxKNNCj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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