freon
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Genericization of the Chemours trademark "Freon"
Pronunciation
Audio (AU): (file)
Noun
freon (countable and uncountable, plural freons)
- (organic chemistry) Any of several non-flammable refrigerants based on halogenated hydrocarbon including R-12, R-22, and R-23.
- (refrigeration, slang) A gaseous ozone-depleting refrigerant
- (environmentalism, slang) A chlorofluorocarbon
Translations
non-flammable refrigerant
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Anagrams
Czech
Noun
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Further reading
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
freon m (plural freonen)
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian friōnd, friūnd, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz.
Pronunciation
Noun
freon c (plural freonen, diminutive freontsje)
- friend (male)
- 1978, Nije Fryske Bibeloersetting, 2 Samuel 15:37:
- Sa kaam Davids freon Chûsai yn ’e stêd oan, krekt doe’t Absalom yn Jeruzalem oankaam.
- So David’s friend Hushai came into the city, as Absalom came into Jerusalem.
- 1978, Nije Fryske Bibeloersetting, 2 Samuel 15:37:
Derived terms
Further reading
- “freon”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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