chlorofluorocarbon

chlorofluorocarbon

English

Etymology

chloro- +‎ fluorocarbon

Noun

chlorofluorocarbon (plural chlorofluorocarbons) (abbreviation CFC or (rare) CFK)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon are replaced with those of chlorine and fluorine; formerly used as refrigerants and aerosol can propellants but withdrawn due to causing damage to the ozone layer.

Translations

an organic compound with halogens in place of hydrogen

Chinese: Mandarin: 氯氟烴／氯氟烃 (lǜfútīng) Dutch: chloorfluorkoolwaterstof (nl) f Esperanto: klorfluorkarbono Finnish: kloorifluorihiilivety (fi) French: chlorofluorocarbure (fr) m German: Fluorchlorkohlenwasserstoffe (de) pl Italian: clorofluorocarburo (it) m Spanish: clorofluorocarbono (es) m Tamil: பாசிவினைவிக்கரிமம் (pāciviṉaivikkarimam)

See also

• Freon