Meanings
nounperfluorotributylamine (uncountable)
- uncountableA liquid whose molecular structure consists of three butyl moieties connected to an amine center, in which the hydrogen atoms have all been replaced with fluorine. It is produced by the electronics industry and is a potent greenhouse gas.
Origin
From per- + fluoro- + tributyl + amine.
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