单词 | halocarbon |
释义 | halocarbon[ hal-uh-kahr-buhn ] / ˌhæl əˈkɑr bən / noun Chemistry.any of a class of compounds containing carbon, one or more halogens, and sometimes hydrogen. Origin of halocarbonFirst recorded in 1945–50; halo- + carbon Words nearby halocarbonHalmstad, halo, halobacteria, halobiont, halo blight, halocarbon, halocline, halo effect, Halog, halogen, halogenate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Scientific definitions for halocarbonhalocarbon [ hăl′ə-kär′bən ] A compound, such as a fluorocarbon, that consists of carbon combined with one or more halogens. Halocarbons are typically nonflammable and nonreactive, though some halocarbons are broken down by ultraviolet radiation in the upper atmosphere, and this process releases free halogen atoms that damage the ozone layer. Some halocarbons have also been implicated as greenhouse gases. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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