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Chlorofluorocarbon
Meaning
Noun
●
In Chlorine, Fluorine & Organic chemistry:
Any of a
class
of
organic compounds
in which the
hydrogen
atoms
of a
hydrocarbon
are
replaced
with those of
chlorine
and
fluorine
; formerly used as
refrigerants
and
aerosol can
propellants
but
withdrawn
due to
causing
damage
to the
ozone
layer.
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Related
Halons
Refrigerants
Hcfcs
Cfcs
Polychlorinated
Monoxide
Gases
Nitrous Oxide
Carbon Dioxide
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