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noun
Acronym of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance (“a type of environmental pollutant”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: forever chemical
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Acronym of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance (“a type of environmental pollutant”).
a perfluoroalkyl substance
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: by restriction
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: forever chemical
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Acronym of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance (“a type of environmental pollutant”).
a polyfluoroalkyl substance
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: by restriction
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: forever chemical
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Initialism of pollen-food allergy syndrome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
plural of PFA
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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