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  • noun chemistry any carbene in which the carbenic carbon is attached to another atom with a double bond R2C=C:

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  • However, the referenced poly (vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) - chlorofluoroethylene sounds like a CFC to me - though it does say others are available.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets 2008

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