fluorocarbon

/ˈflʊəroʊˌkɑrbən/

Other forms: fluorocarbons

Definitions of fluorocarbon

1. noun

   a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols
   types:

   CFC, chlorofluorocarbon

   a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans

   HFC, hydrofluorocarbon

   a fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing

   PFC, perfluorocarbon

   a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum

   tetrafluoroethylene

   a flammable gaseous fluorocarbon used in making plastics (polytetrafluoroethylene resins)

   HCFC, hydrochlorofluorocarbon

   a fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphere

   Freon

   any one or more chlorofluorocarbons (or related compounds) that are used as an aerosol propellant, organic solvent, or refrigerant

   type of:

   halocarbon

   one of various compounds of carbon and any of the halogens