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Perfluorocarbon — derivatives are perfluorocarbons with some functional group attached, for example perfluorooctanesulfonic acid. Perfluorocarbon derivatives can be very different from perfluorocarbons in their properties, applications and toxicity.The term… … Wikipedia
Perfluorocarbon tracer — Perfluorocarbon tracers (PFTs) are a range of perfluorocarbons used in tracer applications. They are used by releasing the PFT at a certain point, and determining the concentration of that PFT at another set of points, allowing the flow from the… … Wikipedia
perfluorocarbon — noun Date: 1947 any of various hydrocarbon derivatives in which all hydrogen atoms have been replaced with fluorine and that include blood substitutes used in emulsified form … New Collegiate Dictionary
perfluorocarbon — noun Any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing each hydrogen atom with one of fluorine … Wiktionary
perfluorocarbon — n. type of greenhouse gas, one of the gases that is thought to cause global warming (Ecology) … English contemporary dictionary
perfluorocarbon — noun a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum • Syn: ↑PFC • Hypernyms: ↑fluorocarbon, ↑greenhouse gas, ↑greenhouse emission * * * perfluorocarˈbon noun 1. An organic compound in which much of the hyd … Useful english dictionary
Perfluorocarbon Tracer Gas Technique — (PFT) An air infiltration measurement technique developed by the Brookhaven National Laboratory to measure changes over time (one week to five months) when determining a building s air infiltration rate. This test cannot locate exact points of… … Energy terms
PESDA — perfluorocarbon exposed sonicated dextrose albumin … Medical dictionary
PAGE — • perfluorocarbon associated gas exchange; • polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
PESDA — • perfluorocarbon exposed sonicated dextrose albumin … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
