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HFC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does HFC mean?
• HFC (noun)
The noun HFC has 1 sense:
1. a fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing
Familiarity information: HFC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
HFC; hydrofluorocarbon
Hypernyms ("HFC" is a kind of...):
fluorocarbon (a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols)
greenhouse emission; greenhouse gas (a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation)
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