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PERFLUOROCARBON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum
Synonyms:
perfluorocarbon; PFC
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("perfluorocarbon" is a kind of...):
fluorocarbon (a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols)
greenhouse emission; greenhouse gas (a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation)