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Categories: Greenhouse gases, Aerosol propellants, Ozone depletion, DuPont, Firefighting
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chlorofluorocarbon  CFC  Action on HCFC's  Action on HCFCs  CFC's
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A fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans WordNet 3.0
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Chlorofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbons are fully or partly halogenated hydrocarbons that contain carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine, produced as volatile derivatives of methane, ethane, and propane. Wikipedia
A class of chemical compounds Wikipedia Disambiguation
Hydrocarbon derivative that contains only carbon, chlorine and fluorine Wikidata
Gases formed of chlorine, fluorine, and carbon whose molecules normally do not react with other substances; they are therefore used as spray can propellants because they do not alter the material being sprayed. OmegaWiki
Any of a class of organic compounds in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon are replaced with those of chlorine and fluorine; formerly used as refrigerants and aerosol can propellants but withdrawn due to causing damage to the ozone layer. Wiktionary
An organic compound with halogens in place of hydrogen. Wiktionary (translation)
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The chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet