Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a group of organic compounds that contain carbon, chlorine, fluorine, and hydrogen, used as refrigerants and in other products in place of chlorofluorocarbons.
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- noun chemistry A
chlorofluorocarbon with the addition ofhydrogen , making it less stable and more liable tobreak down before reaching theozone layer .
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- noun a 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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Examples
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Meanwhile, in India, waste from old refrigerators - which contain hazardous chlorofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbon gases - could triple by 2020.
Durangoherald.com 2010
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Meanwhile in India waste from old refrigerators - which contain hazardous chlorofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbon gases - could triple by 2020.
Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie BreakingNews.ie / TCM 2010
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Meanwhile, in India, waste from old refrigerators - which contain hazardous chlorofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbon gases - could triple by 2020.
Fore, right! JIM GOMEZ 2010
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Meanwhile, in India, waste from old refrigerators - which contain hazardous chlorofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbon gases - could triple by 2020.
daytondailynews.com - News ROD McGUIRK 2010
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In another move, GE is getting rid of hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) based refrigerants, replacing them with isobutane.
TreeHugger 2008
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