perfluorooctane
Noun
Meaning
perfluorooctane (countable and uncountable, plural perfluorooctanes)
(organic chemistry) A derivative of octane, C8F18, in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by those of fluorine
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There are a dozen PFCs that were in common use including Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS).