fluor·o·car·bon (fl r  -kär b n, flôr-, flr-)n. An inert liquid or gaseous halocarbon compound in which fluorine replaces some or all hydrogen molecules, used as aerosol propellants, refrigerants, solvents, and lubricants and in making plastics and resins. |
fluorocarbon [ˌflʊərəʊˈkɑːbən]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any compound derived by replacing all or some of the hydrogen atoms in hydrocarbons by fluorine atoms. Many of them are used as lubricants, solvents, and coatings See also Freon, polytetrafluoroethylene, CFC
| fluorocarbon (flr-kärbn) An inert, liquid or gaseous organic compound similar to a hydrocarbon but having fluorine atoms in the place of hydrogen atoms. Fluorocarbons are used in aerosol propellants and refrigerants. |
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| Noun | 1. | fluorocarbon - a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions CFC, chlorofluorocarbon - 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" halocarbon - one of various compounds of carbon and any of the halogens HFC, hydrofluorocarbon - a fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing perfluorocarbon, PFC - a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum tetrafluoroethylene - a flammable gaseous fluorocarbon used in making plastics (polytetrafluoroethylene resins) |
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fluorocarbon
n → Fluorkohlenwasserstoff m
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