flu|o|ro|car|bon

flu|o|ro|car|bon
flu|o|ro|car|bon «FLOO uhr uh KAHR buhn», noun.
any one of a group of compounds of fluorine and carbon that are chemically stable, used as solvents, lubricants, and refrigerator gases: »

The outstanding quality of most fluorocarbons is their tremendous stability; they resist heat, acids, alkalis, insects, fungi and weathering (Scientific American).

[< fluor(ine) + carbon]

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