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fluorocarbon

fluo·ro·car·bon

US/ˌflɔroʊˈkɑrbʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols

Origin

From fluoro- + carbon.

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