From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfluorocarbonfluo‧ro‧car‧bon /ˌflʊərəʊˈkɑːbən $ ˌflʊroʊˈkɑːr-/ noun [countable] HCCany chemical that contains fluorine and carbon the problem of pollution from fluorocarbons → CFC
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fluorocarbon• The Pertex shell has a fluorocarbon hydrophilic coating which is very effective in showers - water just rolls off.• Vastly more fluorocarbons must have been released in the industrialised north.Origin fluorocarbon (1900-2000) fluorine + carbon 