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- noun chemistry A
chlorofluorocarbon , CFCl3, formerly used as arefrigerant but retired because of harmful effects on theozone layer .
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CFC-11, also known as trichlorofluoromethane, Fluorochloroform, Freon 11, CFC 11, R 11, Arcton 9, Freon 11A, Freon 11B, Freon HE or Freon MF was a refrigerant used in operating systems before its ban in 1995.
CFC-11 2008
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Freon is a CFC - are trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11) and dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC-12).
Take a Guess, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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For administration by inhalation, the antibodies for use according to the present methods are conveniently delivered in the form of an aerosol spray presentation from pressurized packs or a nebuliser, with the use of a suitable propellant, e.g., dichlorodifluoromethane, trichlorofluoromethane, dichlorotetrafluoroethane, carbon dioxide or other suitable gas.
FreshPatents.com: Notable Patent Applications - 07/22/2010 2010
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The lecturer [Dr. Lester Machta] reported the results of some experiments by a man named James Lovelock, who had discovered a new component of the earth’s atmosphere that is, trichlorofluoromethane, one of the CFCs [chlorofluorocarbons].
CFC-Ozone Puzzle~ Lecture F. Sherwood Rowland 2000
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