chlo|ro|flu|o|ro|meth|ane

chlo|ro|flu|o|ro|meth|ane
chlo|ro|flu|o|ro|meth|ane «KLR uh FLOO uhr uh MEHTH ayn, KLOHR-; -FLUR uh-», noun.
any one of various fluorinated hydrocarbons combined with methane; one of the Freon gases: »

Everyday millions of aerosol cans…release chlorofluoromethanes, propellant gases that may be reducing the atmosphere's ozone layer (Joseph Eigner).


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