to fluorinate
- verb
- /ˈflʊə.rɪ.neɪt/
- Specialized
- Chemists often fluorinate compounds to enhance their chemical stability.
- fluorinated alkanes
- fluorinated iodides
- fluorinated chain
Examples
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This adds further evidence that an increase in iodine substitution at the end of the fluorinated chain can enhance the estrogenic potencies of FIAs.
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In the dipping process, the lubricant thicknesses are controlled by the disk withdrawal speed and the lubricant concentration in a fluorinated solvent.
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Buildings also contribute to a significant amount of fluorinated gases (F-gas) emissions.
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PTFE is a linear polymer consisting of fluorinated carbon molecules with no cross bonds in between.
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In particular, the mask substrate (modified, fluorinated fused silica) may be appropriate.
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The samples show that East Greenland polar bears have the highest levels of brominated flame retardants, per-fluorinated compounds, and mercury ever measured in Arctic mammals.
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Indeed, specially synthesized, partially fluorinated copolymers have been shown to print with good profile and minimal line-edge roughness at these dimensions (Figure 3).
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Critical features are the definition of smooth bottom surfaces and smooth vertical sidewalls (no under-etch) as well as coating the final mold with a fluorinated separation layer.
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Comparison of PFCs with similar structures, FTIs are partially fluorinated alkyl iodides, which are produced by the ethylation of FIAs in telomerization processes.
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Furthermore, continued development and worldwide use and release of other synthetic compounds that are persistent and potentially toxic as well (for example, BDEs and fluorinated organic compounds) suggest that threats to the fitness and population status of long-lived species in much of the world may be ongoing or may not have yet appeared.
Academic text (2008)
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Etymology
Fluorinate comes from the element fluorine, the same root you see in fluoride and fluorescent, and the ending -ate means 'to make' or 'to treat with'. So, to fluorinate something is to 'treat' it with fluorine, adding that element to change its properties, for example to make it more stable.