fluorocarbon

[ floor-oh-kahr-buhn, flawr-, flohr- ]

/ ˈflʊər oʊˌkɑr bən, ˈflɔr-, ˈfloʊr- /

noun Chemistry.

any of a class of compounds produced by substituting fluorine for hydrogen in a hydrocarbon, and characterized by great chemical stability: used chiefly as a lubricant, refrigerant, fire extinguishing agent, and in industrial and other applications in which chemical, electrical, flame, and heat resistance is essential; banned as an aerosol propellant in the U.S. because of concern about ozone layer depletion.

Compare chlorofluorocarbon, chlorofluoromethane.

Origin of fluorocarbon

First recorded in 1935–40; fluoro- + carbon

Words nearby fluorocarbon

fluorinate, fluorine, fluorine dating, fluorite, fluoro-, fluorocarbon, fluorochemical, fluorochrome, fluorography, fluorometer, fluorometry

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British Dictionary definitions for fluorocarbon

fluorocarbon

/ (ˌflʊərəʊˈkɑːbən) /

noun

any compound derived by replacing all or some of the hydrogen atoms in hydrocarbons by fluorine atoms. Many of them are used as lubricants, solvents, and coatingsSee also Freon, polytetrafluoroethylene, CFC

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Scientific definitions for fluorocarbon

fluorocarbon

[ flur′ō-kär′bən ]

An inert, liquid or gaseous organic compound similar to a hydrocarbon but having fluorine atoms in the place of hydrogen atoms. Fluorocarbons are used in aerosol propellants and refrigerants.

单词	fluorocarbon
释义	fluorocarbon [ floor-oh-kahr-buhn, flawr-, flohr- ] / ˈflʊər oʊˌkɑr bən, ˈflɔr-, ˈfloʊr- / noun Chemistry. any of a class of compounds produced by substituting fluorine for hydrogen in a hydrocarbon, and characterized by great chemical stability: used chiefly as a lubricant, refrigerant, fire extinguishing agent, and in industrial and other applications in which chemical, electrical, flame, and heat resistance is essential; banned as an aerosol propellant in the U.S. because of concern about ozone layer depletion. Compare chlorofluorocarbon, chlorofluoromethane. Origin of fluorocarbon First recorded in 1935–40; fluoro- + carbon Words nearby fluorocarbon fluorinate, fluorine, fluorine dating, fluorite, fluoro-, fluorocarbon, fluorochemical, fluorochrome, fluorography, fluorometer, fluorometry Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for fluorocarbon fluorocarbon / (ˌflʊərəʊˈkɑːbən) / noun any compound derived by replacing all or some of the hydrogen atoms in hydrocarbons by fluorine atoms. Many of them are used as lubricants, solvents, and coatingsSee also Freon, polytetrafluoroethylene, CFC Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for fluorocarbon fluorocarbon [ flur′ō-kär′bən ] An inert, liquid or gaseous organic compound similar to a hydrocarbon but having fluorine atoms in the place of hydrogen atoms. Fluorocarbons are used in aerosol propellants and refrigerants. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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