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    CHLOROFLUOROCARBON

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

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

    Example:

    the chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone

    Synonyms:

    CFC; chlorofluorocarbon

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("chlorofluorocarbon" is a kind of...):

    pollutant (waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil)

    fluorocarbon (a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols)

    greenhouse emission; greenhouse gas (a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chlorofluorocarbon"):

    HCFC; hydrochlorofluorocarbon (a fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphere)

    Freon (any one or more chlorofluorocarbons (or related compounds) that are used as an aerosol propellant, organic solvent, or refrigerant)

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