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hydrofluorocarbon
(redirected from Hfcs)

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Noun1.hydrofluorocarbon - a fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing
fluorocarbon - a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols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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HFCs might not eat away at the ozone layer, but they are helping to warm the planet.
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