Definition of "hydrochlorofluorocarbons" [hydrochlorofluorocarbons]

• Plural form of hydrochlorofluorocarbon. (noun)

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• "Using CFCs was stopped on a worldwide scale and replaced with less-damaging hydrochlorofluorocarbons for aerosols."
• "Finally, the report calls for immediate reductions of carbon dioxide, dark soot, methane and hydrochlorofluorocarbons HCFC, as well as for climate change adaptation measures."
• "A pound of chlorofluorocarbons or hydrochlorofluorocarbons in an air conditioner contributes as much to global warming as 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide."