organofluorine
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Octafluoropropane_3D_ball.png/220px-Octafluoropropane_3D_ball.png)
This ball-and-stick model of octafluoropropane represents an organofluorine molecule in which every free bond on a carbon backbone (shown as black) is occupied by a fluorine atom (shown as green).
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/1-fluoro-1-butene3D.png/220px-1-fluoro-1-butene3D.png)
This represents an organofluorine compound, 1-fluoro-1-butene, in which just one bond on a carbon backbone is occupied by fluorine.
Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]organofluorine (not comparable)
- (organic chemistry) Describing an organic compound containing one or more fluorine atoms.
Noun
[edit]organofluorine (plural organofluorines)
- (organic chemistry) An organic compound containing fluorine.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]organic compound that contains fluorine
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