fluorocarbon
[floo r-oh-kahr-buh n, flawr-, flohr-]
noun Chemistry.
any of a class of compounds produced by substituting fluorine for hydrogen in a hydrocarbon, and characterized by great chemical stability: used chiefly as a lubricant, refrigerant, fire extinguishing agent, and in industrial and other applications in which chemical, electrical, flame, and heat resistance is essential; banned as an aerosol propellant in the U.S. because of concern about ozone layer depletion.
Compare chlorofluorocarbon, chlorofluoromethane.
Origin of fluorocarbon
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fluorocarbon
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fluorocarbon
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