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

1 sense of hydrofluorocarbon

Sense 1
hydrofluorocarbon, HFC -- (a fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing)
       => fluorocarbon -- (a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols)
       => greenhouse gas, greenhouse emission -- (a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation)