perfluorocarbon
noun
perfluorocarbon is spelled P-E-R-F-L-U-O-R-O-C-A-R-B-O-N: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, perfluorocarbon means “Any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing each hydrogen atom with one of fluorine; used as refrigerants, solvents, and anesthetics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of perfluorocarbon is perfluorocarbons.
How many letters and syllables are in perfluorocarbon?
| Letters | 15: P-E-R-F-L-U-O-R-O-C-A-R-B-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is perfluorocarbon?
Perfluorocarbon appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of perfluorocarbon
- perfluorocarbons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perfluorocarbon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing each hydrogen atom with one of fluorine; used as refrigerants, solvents, and anesthetics.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate perfluorocarbon?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of perfluorocarbon: PFC.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does perfluorocarbon come from?
From per- + fluoro- + carbon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).