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hydrofluorocarbons

hydrofluorocarbons is the plural of hydrofluorocarbon.

Meaning of hydrofluorocarbon

Noun

hydrofluorocarbon (plural hydrofluorocarbons)

  1. A haloalkane composed entirely of carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine.
    • New cars sold in much of the world since this agreement have used R134a refrigerant in their climate-control systems. It is a hydrofluorocarbon, which contains no chlorine. In the years since the ban of refrigerants containing chlorine, the ozone hole has receded.2007 February 12, Kevin Cameron, “Greenhouse Villain Could Be a White Knight After All”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    HFC

Questions about hydrofluorocarbons

What is hydrofluorocarbons the plural of?
Hydrofluorocarbons is the plural of hydrofluorocarbon.

Words near hydrofluorocarbons in the dictionary

  1. hydrofluorination
  2. hydrofluorinations
  3. hydrofluoroalkane
  4. hydrofluoroalkanes
  5. hydrofluorocarbon
  6. hydrofluorocarbons
  7. hydrofluoroether
  8. hydrofluoroethers
  9. hydrofluoroolefin
  10. hydrofluoroolefins
  11. hydrofluosilicate

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