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Chlorofluorocarbon

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a class of organic compounds in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon are replaced with those of chlorine and fluorine; formerly used as refrigerants and aerosol can propellants but withdrawn due to causing damage to the ozone layer.

    "The proposed replacement for CFC-11, a chlorofluorocarbon used to make plastic foam and in central air-conditioning systems, is a compound called HCFC-22. This is a chlorofluorocarbon already in use in home air-conditioners, but it is more expensive than CFC-11 and its potential applications are limited by its inferior characteristics."

  2. 2
    a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans wordnet

Etymology

From chloro- + fluorocarbon.

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