hydrochlorofluorocarbon
hyd·roch·lo·rofluorocarbon
noun
1.
a fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphere
Origin
From hydro- + chlorofluorocarbon.
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