Definition of Fluorocarbon

1. Noun. A halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols.

Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Specialized synonyms: Cfc, Chlorofluorocarbon, Hfc, Hydrofluorocarbon, Perfluorocarbon, Pfc, Tetrafluoroethylene
Generic synonyms: Halocarbon

Definition of Fluorocarbon

1. Noun. (chemistry) any derivative of a hydrocarbon in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fluorocarbon

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fluorocarbon

fluoroacetates
fluoroalkane
fluoroalkanes
fluoroalkene
fluoroalkyl
fluoroalkyls
fluoroaromatic
fluoroaromatics
fluorobenzene
fluorobenzenes
fluorobenzyl
fluoroboric
fluoroboric acid
fluoroboride
fluorocannilloite
fluorocarbon
fluorocarbon plastic
fluorocarbons
fluorochemical
fluorochemicals
fluorochlorohydrocarbon
fluorochlorohydrocarbons
fluorochrome
fluorochromes
fluorochroming
fluorocoumarin
fluorocyte
fluorocytosine
fluorocytosines
fluorodeoxyglucose

Literary usage of Fluorocarbon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"21, 1982, as amended at 49 FR 10108, Mar. 19, 1984; 65 FR 17135, Mar. 31, 2000] § i77.i380 Fluorocarbon resins. Fluorocarbon resins may be safely used as ..."

2. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"This method depends on the separation of non-viral protein from the nucleo- protein of virus particles by fluorocarbon emulsification of homogenized ..."

3. 6th Annual Report on Carcinogens (1991) by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"USE Chloroform is used primarily in the production of fluorocarbon-22 ... Fluorocarbon-22 is used as a refrigerant (70% of the fluorocarbon-22 produced) and ..."

4. Eighth Annual Report on Carcinogens: 1998 Summary edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"Use Chloroform is used primarily in the production of fluorocarbon- 22 (93% of the ... Fluorocarbon-22 is used as a refrigerant (70% of the fluorocarbon-22 ..."

5. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"As with the T1(I) complexes no evidence is found in the infrared fluorocarbon mull spectra of an environment about the metal ion of symmetry lower than Deh. ..."

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