PFOA

English

Noun

PFOA (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of perfluorooctanoic acid.
    Coordinate term: PFOS
    • 2024 April 10, Jen Christiensen, “Biden administration sets first national standard to limit ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water”, in CNN‎[1]:
      The new maximum contaminant level goal for PFOA and PFOS — a non-enforceable, health-based goal — will be zero.

Hypernyms

  • (perfluorooctanoic acid): PFAS
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