Word
fluorocarbon, n.
(fluorocarbons)
a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols
<noun.substance>
fluorocarbon
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
chemistry, chemical science
hyponym
chlorofluorocarbon, CFC
hydrofluorocarbon, HFC
perfluorocarbon, PFC
tetrafluoroethylene
hypernym
halocarbon