fluorocarbon
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1. a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | halocarbon, |
| definition | : | one of various compounds of carbon and any of the halogens (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | cfc, chlorofluorocarbon, |
| definition | : | a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | hfc, hydrofluorocarbon, |
| definition | : | a fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | perfluorocarbon, pfc, |
| definition | : | a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | tetrafluoroethylene, |
| definition | : | a flammable gaseous fluorocarbon used in making plastics (polytetrafluoroethylene resins) (noun.substance) |
| domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
| definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
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