Freon

American

[free-on] / ˈfri ɒn /

Trademark.

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

Freon British

/ ˈfriːɒn /

noun

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

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Instead, the suit accuses Tobin of forgetting to leave the air conditioner on and later emptying the vehicle’s Freon to cover it up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2023

The Environmental Protection Agency said in a statement on Sunday that the fire had moved throughout the 232-foot ship and was last reported about 100 feet from the vessel’s Freon tanks.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2023

Freon began to be phased out in 1987 because it was destroying Earth's ozone layer.

From Scientific American • Mar. 20, 2023

Freon, a chlorofluorocarbon, was the solution to replace toxic and flammable ammonia in refrigerators, but then it caused stratospheric ozone depletion.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2022

As I lean my head back, the world drifts away, tinged by the smell of Freon and Cadillac leather.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

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