fluoroplastic
[ floo r-uh-plas-tik, flawr-, flohr- ]
/ ˌflʊər əˈplæs tɪk, ˌflɔr-, ˌfloʊr- /
noun Chemistry.
any of the plastics, as Teflon, in which hydrogen atoms of the hydrocarbon chains are replaced by fluorine atoms.
Also called
fluor·o·pol·y·mer
[floo r-uh-pol-uh-mer, flawr-, flohr-] /ˌflʊər əˈpɒl ə mər, ˌflɔr-, ˌfloʊr-/.
Words nearby fluoroplastic
fluorometry,
fluorophore,
fluorophosphate,
fluorophosphoric acid,
fluorophotometry,
fluoroplastic,
fluoroscope,
fluoroscopic,
fluoroscopy,
fluorosis,
fluorouracil