hydrochlorofluorocarbon
hydrochlorofluorocarbon noun: a man-made chemical compound containing hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, and carbon, mainly used in refrigeration, air conditioning, foam manufacturing, and aerosols.
Noun
hydrochlorofluorocarbon (plural hydrochlorofluorocarbons, abbreviation HCFC)
- A man-made chemical compound containing hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, and carbon, mainly used in refrigeration, air conditioning, foam manufacturing, and aerosols.
- The United States joined Argentina, Brazil, Iceland, Mauritania and Norway on Wednesday in notifying the Ozone Secretariat of the United Nations Environment Program that they want to negotiate an accelerated phaseout of hydrochlorofluorocarbons, or HCFC’s, at an international conference in Montreal...2007 March 15, Keith Bradsher, “Push to Fix Ozone Layer and Slow Global Warming”, in New York Times
Forms of hydrochlorofluorocarbon
| plural | hydrochlorofluorocarbons |
|---|---|
| abbreviation | HCFC |
Origin of hydrochlorofluorocarbon
From hydro- + chlorofluorocarbon.
Questions about hydrochlorofluorocarbon
- What does hydrochlorofluorocarbon mean?
- Hydrochlorofluorocarbon means a man-made chemical compound containing hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, and carbon, mainly used in refrigeration, air conditioning, foam manufacturing, and aerosols.
- What part of speech is hydrochlorofluorocarbon?
- Hydrochlorofluorocarbon is a noun.
- What is the plural of hydrochlorofluorocarbon?
- The plural of hydrochlorofluorocarbon is hydrochlorofluorocarbons.
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