Definition of "perfluorocarbon" []

• Any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing each hydrogen atom with one of fluorine (noun)

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• "The first is a synthetic chemical called a perfluorocarbon, or PFC, which would not risk contamination by bloodborne pathogens."
• "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."
• "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."