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    chlorofluorocarbon

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    chlorofluorocarbon

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Compounds
    chlo·ro·fluo·ro·car·bon /ˌklɔːrəʊflʊərəʊˈkɑːbən $ -roʊflʊroʊˈkɑːr-/ noun [countable]  HCCa CFC 氯氟烃，氟氯化碳
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    chlorofluorocarbon• The cocktail of greenhouse gases includes chlorofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide.• More chlorofluorocarbons must have been released in the industrialised north.• It is free of chlorofluorocarbon gases which have been used to cool most fridges for decades.• The Government also gave industry notice that hydrochlorofluorocarbons, the successors to chlorofluorocarbons in refrigeration, will be phased out.    Origin chlorofluorocarbon (1900-2000) Greek chloro- (from chloros; → CHLORINE) + English fluorocarbon
    chlo·ro·fluo·ro·car·bon nounChineseSyllable
    CFC Corpus a


    chlorofluorocarbon
    chlo‧ro‧fluo‧ro‧car‧bon /ˌklɔːrəʊflʊərəʊˈkɑːbən $ -roʊflʊroʊˈkɑːr-/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1900-2000
     Language: Greek
     Origin: chloro- (from chloros; ⇨ chlorine) + English fluorocarbon
    a CFC


    chloro·fluoro·car·bonBrE /ˌklɔːrəʊˈflʊərəʊkɑːbən/ 🔊NAmE /ˌklɔːroʊˈflʊroʊkɑːrbən/ 🔊 noun (chemistry 化学) a CFC; a compound containing carbon, fluorine and chlorine that is harmful to the ozone layer 氯氟碳化物，氯氟烃（对臭氧层有害）