Meanings
nounperfluoropolyether (plural perfluoropolyethers)
plural perfluoropolyethers
- chemistryAny polyether in which every carbon atom has been replaced by fluorine.
The specimens were immersed in perfluoropolyether to ensure a proton-free and susceptibility matched background and oriented with the femoral shafts approximately along B 0 .
2015 July 14, “Improved Visualization of Cartilage Canals Using Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping”, in PLOS ONE, →DOISynonyms: PFPE
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny polyether in which every carbon atom has been replaced by fluorine.
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