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HFC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does HFC mean? 

HFC (noun)
  The noun HFC has 1 sense:

1. a fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturingplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


HFC (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

HFC; hydrofluorocarbon

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

fluorocarbon (a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols)

greenhouse emission; greenhouse gas (a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation)


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