English Explanatory Dictionary

chlorofluorocarbon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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are replaced with those of chlorine and fluorine; formerly used as refrigerants and aerosol can propellants but withdrawn due to causing damage to the ozone layer.

Word forms

chlorofluorocarbon chlorofluorocarbons CFC CFK

Etymology

From chloro- + fluorocarbon.

Related words

Freon

Derived words

hydrochlorofluorocarbon nonchlorofluorocarbon
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