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Chlorofluorocarbon

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Noun

1. cfc, chlorofluorocarbon

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

Example Sentences:
'the chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chlorofluorocarbon

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noun
chemistry
any of various gaseous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine, used as refrigerants, aerosol propellants, solvents, and in foam: some cause a breakdown of ozone in the earth's atmosphere
. Abbreviation: CFC

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Chlorofluorocarbon

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noun
any of various nontoxic, nonflammable halocarbon organic compounds containing carbon, fluorine, chlorine, and hydrogen, used for plastic foam, as a refrigerant, etc.: these compounds are thought to damage the atmosphere

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Chlorofluorocarbon

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n. Abbr. CFC
Any of various halocarbon compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine, once used widely as aerosol propellants and refrigerants. Volatile chlorofluorocarbons are believed to cause depletion of the atmospheric ozone layer.

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