n.
Pronunciation: ˌ flu ̇ r- ō - ' kär-b ə n, ˌ flo ̇ r-
Function: noun
Date: 1937
: any of various chemically inert compounds containing carbon and fluorine used chiefly as lubricants, refrigerants, nonstick coatings, and formerly aerosol propellants and in making resins and plastics also : CHLOROFLUOROCARBON