HFC

Other forms: HFCS

Definitions of HFC
  1. noun
    a fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing
    synonyms: hydrofluorocarbon
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    type of:
    fluorocarbon
    a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols
    greenhouse emission, greenhouse gas
    a substance in the air that warms a planet by trapping heat
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