| NOUN | substance | fluorocarbon | a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine |
|---|
| Sounds | flao.rowkaa'rbahn; fluh.rowkaa'rbahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Narrower | chlorofluorocarbon, CFC | A fluorocarbon with chlorine |
| hydrofluorocarbon, HFC | 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) | |
| Broader | halocarbon | One of various compounds of carbon and any of the halogens |
| Spanish | fluorocarbono, fluorocarburo | |
| Catalan | fluorocarboni, fluorocarbur | |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots