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Fluorine vs Difluorinated - What's the difference?

fluorine | difluorinated |

As a noun fluorine

is (uncountable) the chemical element (symbol f) with an atomic number of 9.

As an adjective difluorinated is

(chemistry) modified by the addition or replacement of two fluorine atoms.

fluorine

English

Noun

(wikipedia fluorine)
  • (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol F) with an atomic number of 9.
  • (chemistry, countable) A fluorine atom.
    • an octahedron of fluorines

    Derived terms

    * fluorian * fluo- * fluor-, fluoro- * fluoride * fluorinate * fluorination * * * fluorine dating * fluorine method * fluorine oxide * fluorine test

    Related terms

    * fluor * fluoric * fluorite

    See also

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    difluorinated

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (chemistry) Modified by the addition or replacement of two fluorine atoms