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noun
A haloalkane composed entirely of carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: HFC
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fluorocarbon, greenhouse gas, greenhouse emission
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *bhel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bhlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bhluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English fluoro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh3-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English fluorocarbon English hydrofluorocarbon From hydro- + fluorocarbon.
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