| NOUN | substance | CFC, chlorofluorocarbon | a fluorocarbon with chlorine |
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| Meaning | A fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans. | |
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| Synonym | chlorofluorocarbon | |
| Narrower | Freon | Any one or more chlorofluorocarbons (or related compounds) that are used as an aerosol propellant, organic solvent, or refrigerant |
| hydrochlorofluorocarbon, HCFC | A fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans | |
| Broader | fluorocarbon | A halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine |
| greenhouse gas, greenhouse emission | A gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation | |
| pollutant | waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil | |
| Spanish | cfc, CFC, clorofluorocarbono, clorofluorocarbonos, clorofluorocarburo | |
| Catalan | cfc, clorofluorocarboni, clorofluorocarbur | |
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