perfluorochemical
/pəˈflʊərə(ʊ)ˌkɛmɪkl/ /pəˈflɔːrə(ʊ)ˌkɛmɪkl/Chemistry
noun
A perfluorinated organic compound; especially any of a number of such compounds used in the form of emulsions as oxygen carriers in synthetic blood substitutes.
Origin
1960s. From perfluoro- + chemical.