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Definition of "chlorofluorocarbon" []

  • Any of various halocarbon compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine, once used widely as aerosol propellants and refrigerants. Chlorofluorocarbons are believed to cause depletion of the atmospheric ozone layer. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "chlorofluorocarbon" in a sentence
  • "Step 1: Appliances are unloaded from collection trucks and identified by type of refrigerant; those manufactured before 1996 likely contain R-12, a chlorofluorocarbon that's now listed as an ozone-depleting substance, or ODS."
  • "After the first survey of 311 complaints ranked excessive noise as the number one source of irritation among residents, the Bloomberg administration instituted a series of noise-abatement programs, going after the offenders whom callers complained about most often officials now know that the first warm day of spring will bring a surge in use of the city's chlorofluorocarbon recycling programs."
  • "But the Lantern suspects people have never gotten over the chlorofluorocarbon crisis of the 1970s and '80s."