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

1 sense of hydrochlorofluorocarbon

Sense 1
hydrochlorofluorocarbon, HCFC -- (a fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphere)
       => 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")