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单词 chlorofluorocarbon
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chlorofluorocarbon


chlo·ro·fluor·o·car·bon

C0314800 (klôr′ō-flo͝or′ō-kär′bən, -flôr′-)n. Abbr. CFC Any of various halocarbon compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine, once used widely as aerosol propellants and refrigerants. Volatile chlorofluorocarbons are believed to cause depletion of the atmospheric ozone layer.

chlorofluorocarbon

(ˌklɔːrəˌflʊərəʊˈkɑːbən) n (Chemistry) chem any of various gaseous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine, used as refrigerants, aerosol propellants, solvents, and in foam: some cause a breakdown of ozone in the earth's atmosphere. Abbreviation: CFC

chlo•ro•fluor•o•car•bon

(ˌklɔr oʊˌflʊər oʊˈkɑr bən, -ˌflɔr-; ˌkloʊr oʊˌflʊər oʊˈkɑr bən, -ˌfloʊr-)

n. any of several compounds of carbon, fluorine, chlorine, and hydrogen, used chiefly as refrigerants and formerly as aerosol propellants; implicated in the depletion of atmospheric ozone. Abbr.: CFC [1945–50]

chlo·ro·fluor·o·car·bon

(klôr′ō-flo͝or′ō-kär′bən) See under fluorocarbon.
Thesaurus
Noun1.chlorofluorocarbon - a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans; "the chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone"CFCHCFC, hydrochlorofluorocarbon - a fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmospherepollutant - waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soilfluorocarbon - a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosolsFreon - any one or more chlorofluorocarbons (or related compounds) that are used as an aerosol propellant, organic solvent, or refrigerantgreenhouse emission, greenhouse gas - a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation
Translations

chlorofluorocarbon


chlorofluorocarbon

Chem any of various gaseous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine, used as refrigerants, aerosol propellants, solvents, and in foam: some cause a breakdown of ozone in the earth's atmosphere

chlorofluorocarbon

[¦klȯr·ə¦flu̇r·ə‚kär·bən] (organic chemistry) A compound consisting of chlorine, fluorine, and carbon; has the potential to destroy ozone in the stratosphere. Abbreviated CFC. Also known as fluorochlorocarbon.

chlorofluorocarbon


chlorofluorocarbon

(klôr′ō-flo͝or′ō-kär′bən, -flôr′-)n. Abbr. CFC Any of various halocarbon compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine, once used widely as aerosol propellants and refrigerants. Volatile chlorofluorocarbons are believed to cause depletion of the atmospheric ozone layer.

chlorofluorocarbon

(klōr″ō-floor″ō-kar′bŏn) [ chloro- + fluorocarbon],

CFC

A fluorinated hydrocarbon, formerly used in metered dose inhalers as a propellant gas. CFCs accumulate in and damage the ozone layer of the stratosphere.

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chlorofluorocarbon


Related to chlorofluorocarbon: global warming
  • noun

Synonyms for chlorofluorocarbon

noun a fluorocarbon with chlorine

Synonyms

  • CFC

Related Words

  • HCFC
  • hydrochlorofluorocarbon
  • pollutant
  • fluorocarbon
  • Freon
  • greenhouse emission
  • greenhouse gas
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