Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- A trademark used for a variety of nonflammable gaseous or liquid fluorinated hydrocarbons employed primarily as working fluids in refrigeration and air conditioning and as aerosol propellants.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- proper n. Any of several non-flammable refrigerants based on halogenated hydrocarbon including R-12, R-22, and R23.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. any one or more chlorofluorocarbons (or related compounds) that are used as an aerosol propellant, organic solvent, or refrigerant
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Examples
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He described the incident as a "habitability" issue for plant employees because of the escaping refrigerant Freon, which is being released out of the building through the plant's ventilation system.
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"Freon" (refrigerant of any kind) is NOT a good choice for inflating a tire either.
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They use electric power to compress a refrigerant such as Freon, and when the refrigerant expands, it cools the surrounding air.
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It might also prompt students to move to inhalants such as Freon or household cleaners, which are equally dangerous and will not show up on the screening.
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In 1974 Mario Molina and Sherwood Rowland showed that chlorine compounds formed by the photochemical decomposition of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC or "Freon" gases) could decompose the stratospheric ozone.
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These two tubes do not move air; instead, they move a gas refrigerant (such as Freon) that carries the heat between the indoor and outdoor coils.
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Called "huffing" or "dusting," it delivers a concentration of gas, such as Freon, that replaces oxygen in the lungs.
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"He said, 'Freon's been banned for environmental reasons.'
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Know who lead the charge, a company who made Freon but couldn't make any real profits with it.
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Remember the ban on ozone depleting substances, Freon?
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