fluorocarbon
/ˈflʊroʊˌkɑrbən/
noun
- A chemical compound containing carbon and fluorine, often used in refrigerants, aerosols, and industrial processes.
- Many countries have banned certain fluorocarbons to protect the environment.
- Old refrigerators used fluorocarbon gases that were later found to harm the ozone layer.
- The factory switched to a safer coolant that does not contain fluorocarbons.