Definition of Nafion in English:
Nafion
noun
ChemistryA trademark for: a perfluorinated polymer containing sulphonic acid groups, used especially as a selectively permeable ion-exchange membrane and as a catalyst for some organic syntheses.
Pronunciation
Nafion
/ˈnafɪən/ /ˈnafɪɒn/Origin
1970s; earliest use found in The Official Gazette. Perhaps from Na- + -fi- + -on.
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