hydrobromofluorocarbon

English

Etymology

From hydro- +‎ bromo- +‎ fluoro- +‎ carbon.

Noun

hydrobromofluorocarbon (plural hydrobromofluorocarbons)

1. (organic chemistry) Any halocarbon which contains hydrogen, bromine and fluorine; they are used as refrigerants, and have ODP (“ozone depleting potential”).

Synonyms

• HBFC (abbreviation)

Hypernyms

• HBFCs (“hydrobromofluorocarbons”) (the class of chemicals of all HBFC chemicals)
• ODS (“ozone depleting substance”)
• bromofluorocarbon
• hydrofluorocarbon
• hydrobromocarbon
• hydrocarbon
• fluorocarbon
• bromocarbon
• organic compound

Derived terms

• HBFC (abbreviation)
• HBFCs (group noun)

Related terms

• hydrochlorofluorocarbon (“HCFC”)
• chlorofluorocarbon (“CFC”)
• bromofluorocarbon (“BFC”)
• hydrofluorocarbon (“HFC”)
• hydrobromocarbon (“HBC”)
• hydrocarbon (“HC”)
• fluorocarbon (“FC”)
• bromocarbon (“BC”)
• carbon (“C”)
• fluorine (“F”)
• bromine (“Br”)
• hydrogen (“H”)