perfluorocarbon


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per·fluor·o·car·bon

 (pər-flo͝or′ə-kär′bən, -flôr′-)
n. Abbr. PFC
Any of a set of inert liquid or gaseous organic compounds that contain only carbon and fluorine and may be used as refrigerants and in other products in place of chlorocarbons. Perfluorocarbons are greenhouse gases.
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perfluorocarbon

(pəˌflʊərəʊˈkɑːbən)
n
(Chemistry) chem a fluorocarbon consisting only of fluorine and carbon atoms
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Noun1.perfluorocarbon - a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum
PFC
fluorocarbon - a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols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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