CFC
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English
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[edit]CFC
- (soccer) Initialism of Chelsea Football Club.
- (US) Initialism of Combined Federal Campaign.
Noun
[edit]CFC (plural CFCs)
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of chlorofluorocarbon, a class of molecules containing chlorine, fluorine and carbon atoms.
- 1989 March 7, Malcolm W. Browne, “In Protecting the Atmosphere, Choices Are Costly and Complex”, in The New York Times[1]:
- Potential replacements for the chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chemicals now extensively used as refrigerants, propellants, bubbles in plastic and cleaning fluids have already been identified.
- 1995, Ross Gelbspan, “The Heat Is On: The Warming of the World’s Climate Sparks a Blaze of Denial”, in Harper's Magazine, footnote 2:
- Contrary to his assertion, however, virtually all relevant researchers say the link between CFCs and ozone depletion is based on unassailably solid scientific evidence.
- (business) Initialism of controlled foreign corporation.
Related terms
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[edit]Noun
[edit]CFC m (plural CFC)
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of clorofluorocarbono.
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