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chlorofluorocarbon, n. Chem.|ˌklɔərəʊˌfluːərəʊˈkɑːbən|
[f. chloro-2 + fluoro- + carbon n., after hydrocarbon n.]
Any of a class of stable compounds of carbon, fluorine, and chlorine, analogous to the hydrocarbons, which are used as refrigerants and aerosol propellants and in the plastics industry. Abbrev. CFC (see *C III. 3).
The presence of chlorofluorocarbons in the atmosphere is thought to cause damage to the ozone layer.
1947Industr. & Engin. Chem. Mar. 350/1 The chlorofluorocarbons prepared from chlorinated o- and m-terphenyl with AgF2 were colorless oils boiling from 140° to 230°C. 1951R. C. Downing in Slesser & Schram Prep., Prop., & Technol. Fluorine & Org. Fluoro Compounds xxxi. 564 Various other chlorofluorocarbons were prepared from aromatic and alicyclic compounds and from long-carbon-chain aliphatic oils and waxes. 1975New Yorker 7 Apr. 47/3 Lovelock and other investigators at first regarded the omnipresence of chlorofluorocarbons in the troposphere as a harmless and potentially valuable tool for tracing air movement and wind direction. 1979Daily Tel. 17 Dec. 8/2 Common Market Environment Ministers are expected to vote..today for a 30 per cent. cut by the end of next year in the use of chlorofluorocarbons. 1990Nature 12 Apr. 598/2 A concerted international research effort in 1987..clearly demonstrated that chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)-derived chlorine atoms are one of the chief causes of ozone destruction. |