CFC

abbr. Chem. chloro-fluorocarbon, any of various usu. gaseous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine, used in refrigerants, aerosol propellants, etc., and thought to be harmful to the ozone layer in the earth's atmosphere.

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noun

a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans

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the chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone

• Syn: ↑chlorofluorocarbon

• Hypernyms: ↑fluorocarbon, ↑pollutant, ↑greenhouse gas, ↑greenhouse emission

• Hyponyms: ↑hydrochlorofluorocarbon, ↑HCFC, ↑Freon

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\\ˌsē(ˌ)efˈsē\ abbreviation or noun (-s)

chlorofluorocarbon herein

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abbrev

Chlorofluorocarbon

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CFC UK [ˌsiː ef ˈsiː] US [ˌsi ef ˈsi] noun [countable] [singular CFC plural CFCs] chemistry

chlorofluorocarbon: a gas used in fridges and in some aerosol containers. CFCs are not often used any more because they damage the ozone layer of the Earth’s atmosphere.

Thesaurus: pollutants_hyponym gases_hyponym natural world_synonym

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abbr. Chemistry chlorofluorocarbon

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abbr

chlorofluorocarbon

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CFC [CFC] [ˌsiː ef ˈsiː] [ˌsiː ef ˈsiː] noun countable, uncountable

the abbreviation for ‘chlorofluorocarbon ’ (a type of gas used especially in ↑aerosols (= types of container that release liquid in the form of a spray). CFCs are harmful to the earth's ↑ozone layer.)