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Topic: COMPOUNDS

Date: 1900-2000
Origin: fluorine + carbon

fluorocarbon

 noun
     
fluo‧ro‧car‧bon [countable]
HCC any chemical that contains fluorine and carbon:
the problem of pollution from fluorocarbons
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