Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chlorofluorocarbon

1 sense of chlorofluorocarbon

Sense 1
chlorofluorocarbon, CFC -- (a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans; "the chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone")
       => fluorocarbon -- (a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols)
       => pollutant -- (waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil)
       => greenhouse gas, greenhouse emission -- (a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation)