hy·dro·fluor·o·car·bon 
(hī′drō-flrə-kärbən, -flôr-)
(hī′drō-flrə-kärbən, -flôr-)n. Abbr. HFC
Any of a group of organic compounds that contain carbon, fluorine, and hydrogen, used as refrigerants and in other products in place of chlorofluorocarbons.