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perfluorocarbon
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perfluorocarbon [pər′flu̇r·ə‚kär·bən]
(organic chemistry)
A compound consisting of carbon and fluorine.
A compound in which all the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon are replaced with fluorine atoms. Abbreviated PFC.


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