CHLOROFLUOROCARBON as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a fluorocarbon with chlorine
   • formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans
   Synonym(s)
   • CFC (what does CFC mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone
   Hypernyms(s) chlorofluorocarbon is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fluorocarbon (what does fluorocarbon mean?)
   • pollutant (what does pollutant mean?)
   • greenhouse gas (what does greenhouse gas mean?)
   • greenhouse emission (what does greenhouse emission mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • hydrochlorofluorocarbon (what does hydrochlorofluorocarbon mean?)
   • HCFC (what does HCFC mean?)