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chlorofluorocarbons

chlorofluorocarbons is the plural of chlorofluorocarbon.

Meaning of chlorofluorocarbon

Noun

chlorofluorocarbon (plural chlorofluorocarbons, abbreviation CFC or (rare) CFK)

  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are replaced with those of chlorine and fluorine; formerly used as refrigerants and aerosol can propellants but withdrawn due to causing damage to the ozone layer.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...1989 March 7, Malcolm W. Browne, “In Protecting the Atmosphere, Choices Are Costly and Complex”, in The New York Times

Questions about chlorofluorocarbons

What is chlorofluorocarbons the plural of?
Chlorofluorocarbons is the plural of chlorofluorocarbon.

Words near chlorofluorocarbons in the dictionary

  1. chlorofibre
  2. chlorofibres
  3. chlorofluoroalkane
  4. chlorofluoroalkene
  5. chlorofluorocarbon
  6. chlorofluorocarbons
  7. chlorofluoromethane
  8. chlorofluoromethanes
  9. chloroform
  10. chloroformate
  11. chloroformates

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