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Fluorine vs Polyfluorinated - What's the difference?

fluorine | polyfluorinated |

As a noun fluorine

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

As an adjective polyfluorinated is

(organic chemistry) fluorinated with many 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

    *

    polyfluorinated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (organic chemistry) fluorinated with many fluorine atoms