fluorinated

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adjective

fluo·​ri·​nat·​ed ˈflȯr-ə-ˌnā-təd 

ˈflu̇r-

: having added fluorine

fluorinated propanes

fluorinated

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past tense and past participle of fluorinate

Examples of fluorinated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

After entering the body, many types of PFAS used in different products can be transformed over days to years, while the highly fluorinated backbone of the molecule remains intact. — Carrie McDonough, The Conversation, 29 May 2026

According to emails sent from TenCate to the Forest Service, the company’s finish used a form of PFAS with six or fewer fluorinated carbon atoms. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 10 Feb. 2026

Of more concern to environmentalists is the propellant in many inhalers, typically a fluorinated gas that is a more powerful driver of global warming than carbon dioxide. — Ted Alcorn, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1945, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fluorinated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated