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Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Halogenated > Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated > Fluorocarbons

Preferred term

Fluorocarbons  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Chemicals, PFC Perfluorinated
  • Fluorocarbon
  • Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
  • Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
  • Perfluorinated Chemicals, PFC
  • Perfluorocarbon
  • Perfluorocarbons
  • PFAS Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
  • PFAS Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
  • PFC Perfluorinated Chemicals
  • Polyfluorocarbons

Note

  • do not confuse with HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED or CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS or TELOMERE

Scope note

  • Liquid perfluorinated carbon compounds which may or may not contain a hetero atom such as nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur, but do not contain another halogen or hydrogen atom. This concept includes fluorocarbon emulsions, and fluorocarbon blood substitutes. Perfluorinated and related polyfluorinated chemicals are referred to as PFAS and are defined as chemicals with at least two adjacent carbon atoms, where one carbon is fully fluorinated and the other is at least partially fluorinated.

History note

  • 77(75); was see under FLUOROCARBON POLYMERS 1975-76

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005466

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