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- noun Plural form of
chlorofluorocarbon .
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Examples
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A product claims it doesn’t contain chlorofluorocarbons, but CFCs are prohibited by law ..
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Freon and the other brand-name chlorofluorocarbons were once thought to be miraculously unreactive and now prove to be lethal to Earth's stratospheric ozone layer.
The Empress of Ice Cream Rowland, Ingrid D. 1996
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The product is currently the only FDA-approved over-the-counter inhaler and is being taken off the shelves because it uses something called chlorofluorocarbons CFCs as a propellant -- the substance is considered harmful to the ozone layer.
FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2011
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The product is currently the only FDA-approved over-the-counter inhaler and is being taken off the shelves because it uses something called chlorofluorocarbons CFCs as a propellant -- the substance is considered harmful to the ozone layer.
FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2011
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Known as chlorofluorocarbons, the pre-1995 refrigerants are potent greenhouse gases.
NYT > Home Page By FELICITY BARRINGER 2011
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The product is currently the only FDA-approved over-the-counter inhaler and is being taken off the shelves because it uses something called chlorofluorocarbons CFCs as a propellant -- the substance is considered harmful to the ozone layer.
FOXNews.com Judson Berger 2011
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Findings from the $740 million UARS mission helped confirm the link between Earth's ozone hole and emissions of industrial chemicals known as chlorofluorocarbons.
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Man-made chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons - used in air-conditioning units and aerosol spray propellants - were eating away at the ozone layer.
The Shad Plank 2010
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Man-made chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons - used in air-conditioning units and aerosol spray propellants - were eating away at the ozone layer.
The Shad Plank 2010
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Man-made chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons - used in air-conditioning units and aerosol spray propellants - were eating away at the ozone layer.
The Shad Plank 2010
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