Meanings
verbtrifluoromethylate (third-person singular simple present trifluoromethylates, present participle trifluoromethylating, simple past and past participle trifluoromethylated)
present singular third person trifluoromethylates · participle present trifluoromethylating · participle past trifluoromethylated · past trifluoromethylated
- chemistryTo modify by means of trifluoromethylation
nountrifluoromethylate (plural trifluoromethylates)
plural trifluoromethylates
- chemistryThe anion -OCF₃⁻; any salt containing this anion
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