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Fluorinated vs Fluorinate - What's the difference?

fluorinated | fluorinate |

As verbs the difference between fluorinated and fluorinate

is that fluorinated is (fluorinate) while fluorinate is (chemistry|transitive) to introduce fluorine into a compound.

As an adjective fluorinated

is (chemistry) treated or reacted with fluorine or hydrofluoric acid.

fluorinated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (fluorinate)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (chemistry) Treated or reacted with fluorine or hydrofluoric acid.
  • (chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more atoms of hydrogen with fluorine.

    • See also

    * halogenated

    fluorinate

    English

    Verb

  • (chemistry) To introduce fluorine into a compound.

    • Related terms

    *fluorination

    See also

    *fluoridate