Definition of "halocarbons" [halocarbons]

• Plural form of halocarbon. (noun)

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• "Exotic trace compounds include methyl mercury, halocarbons (including CFCs), and halogen oxide radicals."
• "Significant anthropogenic contributions to radiative forcing were also found to have come from several other sources, including tropospheric ozone changes due to emissions of ozone-forming chemicals, direct radiative forcing due to changes in halocarbons, and changes in surface albedo, due to land-cover changes and deposition of black carbon aerosols on snow."
• "The starting point for this theory was their discovery in the south of Russia and South Africa that microbial processes in present-day salt lakes produce and emit highly volatile halocarbons."