HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hydrochlorofluorocarbon mean? 

• HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBON (noun)
  The noun HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBON has 1 sense:

1. a fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphere

  Familiarity information: HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

HCFC; hydrochlorofluorocarbon

Hypernyms ("hydrochlorofluorocarbon" is a kind of...):

CFC; chlorofluorocarbon (a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans)