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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans;
- Example: "the chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone"
[syn: chlorofluorocarbon, CFC]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

chlorofluorocarbon
    n 1: a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a
         refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans; "the
         chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone"
         [syn: chlorofluorocarbon, CFC]