PERFLUOROCARBON

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum

Synonyms:

perfluorocarbon; PFC

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

fluorocarbon (a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols)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

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