From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishchlorofluorocarbonchlo‧ro‧fluo‧ro‧car‧bon /ˌklɔːrəʊflʊərəʊˈkɑːbən $ -roʊflʊroʊˈkɑːr-/ noun [countable] HCCa CFC
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chlorofluorocarbon• The cocktail of greenhouse gases includes chlorofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide.• More chlorofluorocarbons must have been released in the industrialised north.• It is free of chlorofluorocarbon gases which have been used to cool most fridges for decades.• The Government also gave industry notice that hydrochlorofluorocarbons, the successors to chlorofluorocarbons in refrigeration, will be phased out.Origin chlorofluorocarbon (1900-2000) Greek chloro- (from chloros; → CHLORINE) + English fluorocarbon 