Cfc

adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of chlorofluorocarbon, a class of molecules containing chlorine, fluorine and carbon atoms. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Potential replacements for the chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chemicals now extensively used as refrigerants, propellants, bubbles in plastic and cleaning fluids have already been identified."

  2. 2
    a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans wordnet
  3. 3
    Initialism of controlled foreign corporation. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Adjective
  1. 1
    Initialism of cardiofaciocutaneous. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Chelsea Football Club. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of Combined Federal Campaign. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

All synonyms
chlorofluorocarbonchlorofluoroalkanechlorofluorocarbon

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"One caveat is that the levels of CFC in the planet's atmosphere would have to be 10 times higher than here on Earth."

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