fluorodesulfurization

noun

Any reaction that replaces a sulfur atom or group with a fluorine atom

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Meanings

nounfluorodesulfurization (usually uncountable, plural fluorodesulfurizations)

plural fluorodesulfurizations

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryAny reaction that replaces a sulfur atom or group with a fluorine atom

Origin

From fluoro- + desulfurization.

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APA

fluorodesulfurization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluorodesulfurization

MLA

“fluorodesulfurization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluorodesulfurization. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fluorodesulfurization,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluorodesulfurization.

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