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    fluorocarbon

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Compounds
    fluo·ro·car·bon /ˌflʊərəʊˈkɑːbən $ ˌflʊroʊˈkɑːr-/ noun [countable]  HCCany chemical that contains fluorine and carbon 碳氟化合物 the problem of pollution from fluorocarbons 碳氟化合物造成的污染问题 → CFC
    Examples from the Corpus
    fluorocarbon• The Pertex shell has a fluorocarbon hydrophilic coating which is very effective in showers - water just rolls off.• Vastly more fluorocarbons must have been released in the industrialised north.    Origin fluorocarbon (1900-2000) fluorine + carbon
    fluo·ro·car·bon nounChineseSyllable
    carbon contains chemical fluorine that and Corpus any


    fluorocarbon
    fluo‧ro‧car‧bon /ˌflʊərəʊˈkɑːbən $ ˌflʊroʊˈkɑːr-/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1900-2000
     Origin: fluorine + carbon
    any chemical that contains fluorine and carbon:
        the problem of pollution from fluorocarbons
    ⇨ CFC