Meanings
plural perfluorocarbons
- chemistryAny compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing each hydrogen atom with one of fluorine; used as refrigerants, solvents, and anesthetics.
Then they backed the membrane with a gel matrix containing a perfluorocarbon (PFC) propellant and fluorescent "nanobullets" about a micron wide, and hit it with ultrasound.
2016 January 14, Jessica Hall, “Nanoengineers build 'microcannons' that fire light-up bullets filled with drugs”, in ExtremeTechSynonyms: PFC, fluorocarbon
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing each hydrogen atom with one of fluorine; used as refrigerants, solvents, and anesthetics.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Italic*per
- Latinper
- Latinper-
- Englishper-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
- Latinfluō
- Latinfluor
- Englishfluoro-
- Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
- Latincarbōnem
- Frenchcarbone
- Englishcarbon
- Englishperfluorocarbon
Cite this entry
perfluorocarbon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfluorocarbon
“perfluorocarbon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfluorocarbon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perfluorocarbon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfluorocarbon.
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