chlorofluorocarbon

English

Etymology

From chloro- +‎ fluorocarbon.

Noun

chlorofluorocarbon (plural chlorofluorocarbons) (abbreviation CFC or (rare) CFK)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon are replaced with those of chlorine and fluorine; formerly used as refrigerants and aerosol can propellants but withdrawn due to causing damage to the ozone layer.

Derived terms

• hydrochlorofluorocarbon
• nonchlorofluorocarbon

 

Translations

an organic compound with halogens in place of hydrogen

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 氯氟烴／氯氟烃 (lǜfútīng)

• Dutch: chloorfluorkoolwaterstof (nl) f
• Esperanto: klorfluorkarbono
• Finnish: kloorifluorihiilivety (fi)
• French: chlorofluorocarbure (fr) m
• Galician: clorofluorocarbono m
• German: Fluorchlorkohlenwasserstoffe (de) pl
• Italian: clorofluorocarburo (it) m
• Portuguese: clorofluorocarboneto m
• Spanish: clorofluorocarbono (es) m
• Tamil: பாசிவினைவிக்கரிமம் (pāciviṉaivikkarimam)

See also

• Freon