Ma'anar ƙamus na "perfluorocarbon" wani abu ne na roba wanda ya ƙunshi carbon da furotin atom kawai, ba tare da wasu abubuwa ba. Perfluorocarbons galibi ana amfani da su azaman sinadarai na masana'antu, firji, da kaushi, haka kuma a aikace-aikacen likitanci kamar su maye gurbin jini na wucin gadi da kuma hanyar isar da iskar oxygen zuwa jiki a cikin gazawar numfashi. Ana kuma amfani da su a wasu nau'ikan kumfa na kashe gobara. Saboda daidaiton sinadarai da rashin aiki, perfluorocarbons suna dawwama a cikin muhalli kuma suna iya ba da gudummawa ga ɗumamar yanayi.