Definition of "freon" [freon]

• Alternative spelling of Freon. (noun)

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• "Because the traditional foam insulation, the product that had been specified in the 1970 Shuttle designs, the product that was used up until 1997, was made by injecting polymer with chlorofluorocarbons -- "freon" -- compounds whose use was severely limited under the 1991 Montreal Protocol."
• ""freon" -- compounds whose use was severely limited under the 1991 Montreal Protocol."
• "This hot water is used to vaporize an organic fluid with a low boiling point (such as freon) in a reverse-flow heat-exchanger (a boiler)."