Definition of "chlorofluorocarbons" []

• Plural form of chlorofluorocarbon. (noun)

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• "A product claims it doesn’t contain chlorofluorocarbons, but CFCs are prohibited by law .."
• "Freon and the other brand-name chlorofluorocarbons were once thought to be miraculously unreactive and now prove to be lethal to Earth's stratospheric ozone layer."
• "The product is currently the only FDA-approved over-the-counter inhaler and is being taken off the shelves because it uses something called chlorofluorocarbons CFCs as a propellant -- the substance is considered harmful to the ozone layer."