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Definition of Fluorocarbons
1. fluorocarbon [n] - See also: fluorocarbon
Medical Definition of Fluorocarbons
1. Liquid perfluorinated carbon compounds which may or may not contain a hetero atom such as nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur, but do not contain another halogen or hydrogen atom. This concept includes fluorocarbon emulsions and fluorocarbon blood substitutes. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fluorocarbons
Literary usage of Fluorocarbons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Co2 Emissions from Fuel Combustionby IEA Staff, Agence internationale de l'énergie, International Energy Agency by IEA Staff, Agence internationale de l'énergie, International Energy Agency (2005)
"Production, sales and atmospheric release of fluorocarbons through 1995.
Alternative fluorocarbons Environmental Acceptability Study (AFEAS) Program Office, ..."
2. Preparing for Climate Change: Proceedings, Second North American Conference (1993)
"And we would have to look seriously at all possible substitutes insofar as many
of the substitutes proposed for chloro- fluorocarbons do contain chlorine. ..."
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