Definition of "hydrofluorocarbon" [hydrofluorocarbon]

• A haloalkane composed entirely of carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine. (noun)

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• "The Shandong Dongyuen, Zhejiang Dongyang and China Fluoro projects, which destroy a potent gas called hydrofluorocarbon-23 and are approved under Kyoto's $2.7 billion Clean Development"
• "The projects destroy powerful greenhouse gases such as hydrofluorocarbon-23 (HFC-23) and nitrous oxide (N2O), in a trade in carbon offsets under the U.N.-led Kyoto Protocol."
• ""Some sizable projects have postponed their requests for issuance," Fages said, referring to large, lucrative industrial gas projects that inexpensively destroy potent greenhouse gases such as hydrofluorocarbon-23 (HFC) and nitrous oxide (N2O)."