Look up: Fluorocarbon


  1. fluorocarbon
    [n] - a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine
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  2. fluorocarbon
    (floor´o-kahr″bәn) any of the class of organic compounds consisting of carbon and fluorine only; fluorocarbons are analogous to hydrocarbons but with the hydrogen atoms replaced by fluorine. Fluorocarbon emulsions dissolve oxygen and carbon dioxide and can be used in place of red blood ...
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  3. fluorocarbon
    compound composed of the elements carbon and fluorine; see halocarbon.[1 related articles]
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  4. Fluorocarbon
    Fluorocarbons, sometimes referred to as perfluorocarbons or PFCs, are organofluorine compounds that contain only carbon and fluorine bonded together in strong carbon–fluorine bonds. Fluoroalkanes that contain only single bonds are more chemically and thermally stable than alkanes. However, fluoro...
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  5. fluorocarbon
    A hydrocarbon in which hydrogen atoms are replaced (wholly or in part) by fluorine. Because of the stability of the carbon-fluorine bond, they are inert and heat-resistant. Thus they can be used in artificial joints in the body, and where hydrocarbons would be decomposed by heat, such as in spacecra...
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  6. Fluorocarbon
    A fluorocarbon is a compound in which hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced with fluorine.
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  7. fluorocarbon
    Compound formed by replacing the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon with fluorine. Fluorocarbons are used as inert coatings, refrigerants, synthetic resins, and as propellants in aerosols. There is concern that the release of fluorocarbons – particularly those containing chlorine (chlorofluorocarbons...
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  8. fluorocarbon
    1) Halocarbon
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