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Chlorofluorocarbon vs Chlorotrifluoroethylene - What's the difference?

chlorofluorocarbon | chlorotrifluoroethylene |

As nouns the difference between chlorofluorocarbon and chlorotrifluoroethylene

is that chlorofluorocarbon is (organic chemistry) any of a class of organic compounds in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon are replaced with those of chlorine and fluorine; formerly used as refrigerants and aerosol can propellants but withdrawn due to causing damage to the ozone layer while chlorotrifluoroethylene is (chemistry) a chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula cf2cclf, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.

chlorofluorocarbon

English

(wikipedia chlorofluorocarbon)

Noun

  • (en noun) (abbreviation CFC )
  • (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon are replaced with those of chlorine and fluorine; formerly used as refrigerants and aerosol can propellants but withdrawn due to causing damage to the ozone layer.

    • See also

    * Freon

    chlorotrifluoroethylene

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia chlorotrifluoroethylene)
  • (chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF2CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.