Meanings
plural hydrochlorofluorocarbons · abbreviation HCFC
- chemistryA man-made chemical compound containing hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, and carbon, mainly used in refrigeration, air conditioning, foam manufacturing, and aerosols.
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The United States joined Argentina, Brazil, Iceland, Mauritania and Norway on Wednesday in notifying the Ozone Secretariat of the United Nations Environment Program that they want to negotiate an accelerated phaseout of hydrochlorofluorocarbons, or HCFC’s, at an international conference in Montreal in September.
2007 March 15, Keith Bradsher, “Push to Fix Ozone Layer and Slow Global Warming”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphere
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Polish wodorochlorofluorowęglowodór
- wodorochlorofluorowęglowodórTranslations
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