Word
CFC, n.
a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans
<noun.substance>
CFC
chlorofluorocarbon
sample sentences
"the chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone"
semantic pointers
hypernym
fluorocarbon
pollutant
greenhouse gas, greenhouse emission
hyponym
hydrochlorofluorocarbon, HCFC
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