Freon

[ free-on ]

Trademark.

1. a brand name for any of a class of liquid or gaseous fluorocarbon or chlorofluorocarbon products, used chiefly as refrigerants.

Freon

/ ˈfriːɒn /

noun

1. any of a group of chemically unreactive chlorofluorocarbons used as aerosol propellants, refrigerants, and solvents

Example Sentences

That changed with the introduction of Freon and other chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs for short, which were created by chemists in the 1920s.

From Science News

You profile Sam Schiller, who is in the business of tracking, reclaiming, and destroying this refrigerant, Freon, that is technically illegal to produce.

From Vox

Non-toxic and non-explosive, Freon was hailed as a “miracle.”

From Time

From Freon to HFCs, we keep replacing chemical refrigerants without taking a hard look at why we’re cooling in the first place.

From Time