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CFC
(redirected from Chlorofluorocarbons)

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CFC
abbr.
chlorofluorocarbon
CFC
abbreviation for
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) chlorofluorocarbon
CFC
Abbreviation of chlorofluorocarbon
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Noun1.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fluorocarbon - a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols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
CFC [ˌsiːɛfˈsiː] n abbr =chlorofluorocarbon CFCs npl → CFC m


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China and Venezuela have pledged to phase out the use and production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) by the end of 2007, two years earlier than required by the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
CFCs: a dying breed by Dooley, Erin E. / Environmental Health Perspectives
That's thanks to a law in 1987 banning chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), or ozone-chewing chemicals, from aerosol cans and refrigerators.
Ozone update by Science World
But wait," you say, "I thought we took care of the environmental problems of air conditioning refrigerants a long time ago when we replaced ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CHC-12) with hydrofluorocarbons (HFC-134a).
[CO.sub.2] as global coolant. (WIP) by Automotive Design & Production
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