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CFC

abbr.

chlorofluorocarbon

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CFC

abbreviation for

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) chlorofluorocarbon

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CFC

Abbreviation of chlorofluorocarbon

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

CFC - a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans; "the chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone" 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 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- waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil fluorocarbon - a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols Freon - any one or more chlorofluorocarbons (or related compounds) that are used as an aerosol propellant, organic solvent, or refrigerant greenhouse emission, greenhouse gas - a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation

Translations

CFC N ABBR =chlorofluorocarbon → CFC m

CFC [ˌsiːɛfˈsiː] n abbr (=chlorofluorocarbon) → CFC m

CFC abbr of chlorofluorocarbon → FCKW m

CFC [ˌsiːɛfˈsiː] n abbr =chlorofluorocarbon CFCs npl → CFC m