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noun
Any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing each hydrogen atom with one of fluorine; used as refrigerants, solvents, and anesthetics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: PFC, fluorocarbon
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: PFC
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fluorocarbon, greenhouse gas, greenhouse emission
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Italic *per Latin perbor. Latin per-bor. English per- 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 perfluorocarbon From per- + fluoro- + carbon.
