CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS (CFCS)

Meaning of CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS (CFCS) in English

Chemicals consisting of chlorine, flourine, and carbon atoms in various combinations, manufactured for use as coolants and solvents. CFCs are known to break down and destroy stratospheric ozone.

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CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS (CFCS) — Any of a number of substances consisting of chlorine, fluorine, and carbon. CFCs are used for refrigeration, foam packaging, solvents, …
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CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS (CFCS) — stable, artificially-created chemical compounds containing carbon, chlorine, fluorine and sometimes hydrogen. Chlorofluorocarbons, used primarily to facilitate cooling in refrigerators and …
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CFCS — Chlorofluorocarbons.
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CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS — фторхлорпроизводные насыщенных углеводородов, фреоны (хладагенты)
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CFCS (CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS) — These chemicals and some related chemicals have been used in great quantities in industry, for refrigeration and air conditioning, and …
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OZONE LAYER — or ozonosphere Region in the upper atmosphere , about 6–30 mi (10–50 km) high, with significant concentrations of ozone , …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1999: WORLD-AFFAIRS — AFGHANISTAN Area: 652,225 sq km (251,825 sq mi) Population (1998 est.): 24,792,000 (including Afghan refugees estimated to number more than …
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FREON — (trademark), any of several chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) that are used in commerce and industry. The CFCs are a group of aliphatic …
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CLIMATE AND LIFE — Climate and life Coevolution of climate and life It has been well established that life and climate interact and that …
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CHLOROFLUOROCARBON — ( chlorofluorocarbons) Chlorofluorocarbons are the same as CFCs . N-COUNT
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CHLOROFLUOROCARBON — (~s) Chlorofluorocarbons are the same as CFCs . N-COUNT
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OZONE LAYER — or ozonosphere Region in the upper atmosphere , about 630 mi (1050 km) high, with significant concentrations of ozone , …
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FREON — Trademark for any of several organic compounds containing fluorine (fluorocarbons) and sometimes chlorine ( Nonflammable, nontoxic, and noncorrosive, they have …
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CHLOROFLUOROCARBON (CFC) — Any of several organic compounds containing carbon , fluorine , chlorine , and hydrogen . A number of different CFCs …
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HYDROFLUOROCARBON — ¦hīdrōˌ noun Etymology: hydr- + fluorocarbon : any of several simple gaseous compounds that contain carbon, fluorine, and hydrogen that …
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HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBON — ¦hīdrōˌ noun Etymology: hydr- + chlor + fluorocarbon : any of several simple gaseous compounds that contain carbon, chlorine, fluorine, …
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CHLORINE MONOXIDE — noun : a very reactive univalent radical ClO that in the atmosphere is derived especially from chlorofluorocarbons and plays a …
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OZONE HOLE — ■ noun a region of marked thinning of the ozone layer in high latitudes, chiefly in winter, due to CFCs …
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GLOBAL WARMING — ■ noun the gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere due to the greenhouse effect caused by …
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FREON — [ 'fri:ɒn ] ■ noun trademark an aerosol propellant, refrigerant, or organic solvent consisting of one or more of a …
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TOXICOLOGY — study of poisons and their effects, particularly on living systems. Because many substances are known to be poisonous to life …
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OZONOSPHERE — region in the upper atmosphere between about 10 and 50 km (6 and 30 miles) in altitude, in which there …
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INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS, MAJOR — chemical compounds used in the manufacture of synthetic industrial materials. In the commercial production of plastics, elastomers, man-made fibres, adhesives, …
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HALOGEN ELEMENT — Figure 1: Modern version of the periodic table of the elements. To see more information about an any of the …
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GREENHOUSE EFFECT — a warming of the Earth's surface and lower atmosphere that tends to intensify with an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide. …
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CHLOROFLUOROCARBON — (>CFC) any of several organic compounds composed of carbon, fluorine, chlorine, and hydrogen. CFCs are manufactured under the trade name …
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AEROSOL CONTAINER — any package, usually a metal can or plastic bottle, designed to dispense its liquid contents as a mist or foam. …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: EARTH-AND-SPACE-SCIENCES — GEOPHYSICS Seismic activity was high during recent months. One of the largest earthquakes occurred on Oct. 9, 1995, near the …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: NOBEL-PRIZES — Prize for Chemistry The 1995 Nobel Prize for Chemistry was awarded to Paul Crutzen, a Dutch citizen with the Max …
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KNOW
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CFC — / ˌsiː ef ˈsiː; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] a type of gas used especially in aerosols …
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CEASE — I. cease 1 W3 AC /siːs/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ cessation , …
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PROTOCOL — ( protocols) 1. Protocol is a system of rules about the correct way to act in formal situations. He has …
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PROPELLANT — ( propellants) 1. Propellant is a substance that causes something to move forwards. ...a propellant for nuclear rockets. N-MASS 2. …
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CFC — ( CFCs) CFCs are gases that are used in things such as aerosols and refrigerators and can cause damage to …
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PROTOCOL — (~s) 1. Protocol is a system of rules about the correct way to act in formal situations. He has become …
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PROPELLANT — (~s) 1. Propellant is a substance that causes something to move forwards. ...a ~ for nuclear rockets. N-MASS 2. Propellant …
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OZONE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ozone destruction ▪ Ozone destruction is most severe over the Antarctic due to climatic and …
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OXIDE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES nitrous oxide COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE ferric ▪ That is many times smaller than …
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NOTICE
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NITROUS OXIDE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A can of whipped cream uses nitrous oxide , an anesthetic, as a propellant. ▪ …
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LAYER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a layer of clothing ▪ In very cold weather it’s good to wear several …
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CHLOROFLUOROCARBON — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ It is free of chlorofluorocarbon gases which have been used to cool most fridges for …
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CHLOROFLUOROCARBON — n. Any of several organic compounds containing carbon , fluorine , chlorine , and hydrogen . A number of different …
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FREON — n. Trademark for any of several organic compounds containing fluorine (fluorocarbons) and sometimes chlorine ( chlorofluorocarbon s, or CFCs). Nonflammable, …
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OZONE DEPLETION — Destruction of the stratospheric ozone layer which shields the earth from ultraviolet radiation harmful to life. This destruction of ozone …
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OZONE LAYER DEPLETION — The destruction of Ozone molecules in the Ozone Layer of the Stratosphere by chemical reactions with materials released by human …
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GREENHOUSE GASES — Atmospheric gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, chlorofluorocarbons, nitrous oxide, ozone, and water vapor that slow the passage of re-radiated …
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FLUOROCARBONS (FCS) — Any of a number of organic compounds analogous to hydrocarbons in which one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by …
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MODELING
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OZONE NOUN (ENVIRONMENT) — A colourless unstable gas with a pungent smell and powerful oxidizing properties, which makes up the ozone layer, a layer …
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CFC — abbreviation (Environment) Short for chlorofluorocarbon, any of a number of chemical compounds released into the atmosphere through the use of …
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CFC — A chlorinated fluorocarbon that can cause ozone layer depletion. The use of CFCs is restricted by the Environmental Protection Agency. …
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