ALL meanings of chlorofluorocarbon
chlo·ro·fluor·o·car·bon
C c - countable noun chlorofluorocarbon Chlorofluorocarbons are the same as CFCs. 3
- noun chlorofluorocarbon any of various gaseous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine, used as refrigerants, aerosol propellants, solvents, and in foam: some cause a breakdown of ozone in the earth's atmosphere 3
- noun chlorofluorocarbon any of various nontoxic, nonflammable halocarbon organic compounds containing carbon, fluorine, chlorine, and hydrogen, used for plastic foam, as a refrigerant, etc.: these compounds are thought to damage the atmosphere 3
- noun chlorofluorocarbon Chlorofluorocarbons are various compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine, once used widely as aerosol propellants. 3
- noun chlorofluorocarbon any of several volatile, inert, saturated compounds of carbon, fluorine, chlorine, and hydrogen: used as refrigerants, foam-blowing agents, solvents, and, formerly, as aerosol propellants until scientists became concerned about depletion of the atmospheric ozone layer. 1
- noun chlorofluorocarbon Any of a class of compounds of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine, typically gases used in refrigerants and aerosol propellants. They are harmful to the ozone layer in the earth’s atmosphere owing to the release of chlorine atoms upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation. 1
- noun chlorofluorocarbon (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon are replaced with those of chlorine and fluorine; formerly used as refrigerants and aerosol can propellants but withdrawn due to causing damage to the ozone layer. 0