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A haloalkane composed entirely of carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine..
New cars sold in much of the world since this agreement have used R134a refrigerant in their climate-control systems. It is a hydrofluorocarbon, which contains no chlorine. In the years since the ban of refrigerants containing chlorine, the ozone hole has receded.
The measure would curb the production and use of potent planet-warming chemicals called hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, which are used in air-conditioners and refrigerators.
Use hydrofluorocarbon when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hydrofluorocarbon means A haloalkane composed entirely of carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine..
Common synonyms include HFC.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
New cars sold in much of the world since this agreement have used R134a refrigerant in their climate-control systems. It is a hydrofluorocarbon, which contains no chlorine. In the years since the ban of refrigerants containing chlorine, the ozone hole has receded.
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