- fluorocarbon
- fluor|o|car|bon [ ,flurou`karbən ] noun counta chemical that is thought to damage the OZONE LAYER of the Earth's atmosphere
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fluorocarbon — ☆ fluorocarbon [flo͞o′ō rō΄kär΄bən ] n. any of various nonreactive halocarbons containing carbon, fluorine, and, in some cases, hydrogen: used as aerosols, lubricants, electrical insulators, etc … English World dictionary
Fluorocarbon — Perfluorohexane, a stable fluoroalkane liquid Fluorocarbons, sometimes referred to as perfluorocarbons or PFCs, are organofluorine compounds that contain only carbon and fluorine bonded together in strong carbon–fluorine bonds. Fluoroalkanes that … Wikipedia
fluorocarbon — UK [ˌflʊərəʊˈkɑː(r)bən] / UK [ˌflɔːrəʊˈkɑː(r)bən] / US [ˌflʊroʊˈkɑrbən] noun [countable] Word forms fluorocarbon : singular fluorocarbon plural fluorocarbons chemistry a chemical that is thought to damage the ozone layer of the Earth s atmosphere … English dictionary
fluorocarbon — flu·o·ro·car·bon (floorґo kahr″bən) any of the class of organic compounds consisting of carbon and fluorine only; fluorocarbons are analogous to hydrocarbons but with the hydrogen atoms replaced by fluorine. Fluorocarbon emulsions… … Medical dictionary
fluorocarbon oils — anglies fluoridų alyvos statusas T sritis chemija formulė C₁₄₋₂₀F₃₀₋₄₂ atitikmenys: angl. fluorocarbon oils rus. фторуглеродные масла … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
fluorocarbon plastic — noun a plastic made with fluorocarbon • Hypernyms: ↑plastic … Useful english dictionary
fluorocarbon — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
fluorocarbon — /floor oh kahr beuhn, flawr , flohr /, n. Chem. any of a class of compounds produced by substituting fluorine for hydrogen in a hydrocarbon, and characterized by great chemical stability: used chiefly as a lubricant, refrigerant, fire… … Universalium
fluorocarbon — noun any derivative of a hydrocarbon in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine … Wiktionary
fluorocarbon — fluo|ro|car|bon [ˌfluərəuˈka:bən US ˌflurouˈka:r ] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: fluorine + carbon] any chemical that contains fluorine and ↑carbon ▪ the problem of pollution from fluorocarbons →↑CFC … Dictionary of contemporary English
