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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a set of inert liquid or gaseous organic compounds that contain only carbon and fluorine and may be used as refrigerants and in other products in place of chlorocarbons. Perfluorocarbons are greenhouse gases.
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- noun organic chemistry Any compound formally derived from a
hydrocarbon by replacing eachhydrogen atom with one offluorine
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- noun a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum
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Examples
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The first is a synthetic chemical called a perfluorocarbon, or PFC, which would not risk contamination by bloodborne pathogens.
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Hirschl RB, Fox W, Glick PL, Greenspan J, Smith K, Thompson A, Adzick NS: A prospective, randomized trial of perfluorocarbon-induced lung growth (PILG) in newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
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The wakeful bits, when he manages to force open his eyes and peer myopically through the perfluorocarbon liquid, are fuzzy and surreal and punctuated by stabs of fear and helpless anger.
Sagittarius Whorl May, Julian 2001
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The company has developed a proprietary perfluorocarbon PFC therapeutic oxygen carrier product called Oxycyte that is being formulated for both intravenous and topical delivery.
unknown title 2011
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Tracer Detection Technology Corp. marks targets with a paraffin wax crayon, filled with a perfluorocarbon , a thermally-stable compound used in everything from refrigerators to cosmetics.
Gizmodo Adam Rawnsley 2011
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The research will be conducted by Aurum using Oxygen's proprietary Oxycyte(R) PFC (perfluorocarbon) emulsion in combination with Aurum's proprietary Glasgow Oxygen Level Dependent (GOLD) Magnetic Resonance Imaging techniques.
unknown title 2011
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According to a research report submitted to the Justice Department .pdf, the perfluorocarbon tracers can "permeate closed doors and windows, containers and luggage," and even give you away for a while after a tagged item is removed.
Gizmodo Adam Rawnsley 2011
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The company has developed a proprietary perfluorocarbon PFC therapeutic oxygen carrier product called Oxycyte
unknown title 2011
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The company has developed a proprietary perfluorocarbon PFC therapeutic oxygen carrier product called Oxycyte
unknown title 2011
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Effect of oxygen breathing and perfluorocarbon emulsion treatment on air bubbles in adipose tissue during decompression sickness.
SpaceRef Top Stories 2010
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