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1. (n.) chlorofluorocarbon
any of several compounds of carbon, fluorine, chlorine, and hydrogen, used chiefly as refrigerants and formerly as aerosol propellants; implicated in the depletion of atmospheric ozone. Abbr.: CFC
Etymology: (1945–50)
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1. (noun) chlorofluorocarbon, CFC
a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans
"the chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone"
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