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chlorofluorocarbon en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃rós Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) English chloro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English fluoro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English fluorocarbon English chlorofluorocarbon From chloro- + fluorocarbon.

Meanings

1. 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are replaced with those of chlorine and fluorine; formerly used as refrigerants and aerosol can propellants but withdrawn due to causing damage to the ozone layer.
   • The Renew is also free of polyvinyl chloride, asbestos, chlorofluorocarbons and halons. 2009 February 12, Azadeh Ensha, “A Cellphone That Is Made With the Environment in Mind”, in The New York Times:
   • The proposed replacement for CFC-11, a chlorofluorocarbon used to make plastic foam and in central air-conditioning systems, is a compound called HCFC-22. This is a chlorofluorocarbon already in use in home air-conditioners, but it is more expensive than CFC-11 and its potential applications are limited by its inferior characteristics. 1989 March 7, Malcolm W. Browne, “In Protecting the Atmosphere, Choices Are Costly and Complex”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Deriveds

nonchlorofluorocarbon · hydrochlorofluorocarbon

Relateds

Freon

Translations (13)

cmn 氯氟烴 /氯氟烃 (an organic compound with halogens in place of hydrogen) · es clorofluorocarbono (an organic compound with halogens in place of hydrogen) · fr chlorofluorocarbure (an organic compound with halogens in place of hydrogen) · pl chlorofluorowęglowodór (an organic compound with halogens in place of hydrogen) · it clorofluorocarburo (an organic compound with halogens in place of hydrogen) · ta பாசிவினைவிக்கரிமம் (an organic compound with halogens in place of hydrogen) · fi kloorifluorihiilivety (an organic compound with halogens in place of hydrogen) · pt clorofluorocarboneto (an organic compound with halogens in place of hydrogen) · gl clorofluorocarbono (an organic compound with halogens in place of hydrogen) · nl chloorfluorkoolwaterstof (an organic compound with halogens in place of hydrogen) · de Fluorchlorkohlenwasserstoffe (an organic compound with halogens in place of hydrogen) · eo klorfluorkarbono (an organic compound with halogens in place of hydrogen) · mi mākōwaro (an organic compound with halogens in place of hydrogen)