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Fluorinated vs Fluoroelastomer - What's the difference?

fluorinated | fluoroelastomer |

As a verb fluorinated

is (fluorinate).

As an adjective fluorinated

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

As a noun fluoroelastomer is

(organic chemistry) any of a range of partially fluorinated polymers or copolymers that are chemically and thermally stable elastomers.

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

    fluoroelastomer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of a range of partially fluorinated polymers or copolymers that are chemically and thermally stable elastomers