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perfluorocarbon
noun per·fluo·ro·carbon \pər-ˌflȯr-ō-ˈkär-bən, -ˌflu̇r-\
Definition of PERFLUOROCARBON
: any of various hydrocarbon derivatives in which all hydrogen atoms have been replaced with fluorine and that include blood substitutes used in emulsified form
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First Known Use of PERFLUOROCARBON
1947
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