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HCFC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does HCFC mean? 

HCFC (noun)
  The noun HCFC has 1 sense:

1. a fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphereplay

  Familiarity information: HCFC used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HCFC (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphere

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

HCFC; hydrochlorofluorocarbon

Hypernyms ("HCFC" is a kind of...):

CFC; chlorofluorocarbon (a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans)


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