perfluorobutanesulfonic acid English

Meaning perfluorobutanesulfonic acid meaning

What does perfluorobutanesulfonic acid mean?

perfluorobutanesulfonic acid noun

— (chemistry) A chemical compound with a four-carbon fluorocarbon chain and a sulfonic acid functional group, used as a replacement for the persistent, toxic, and bioaccumulative perfluorooctanesulfonic acid.