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Haloalkane vs Hydrofluorocarbon - What's the difference?

haloalkane | hydrofluorocarbon |

As nouns the difference between haloalkane and hydrofluorocarbon

is that haloalkane is (organic chemistry) any alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms has been replaced by that of a halogen while hydrofluorocarbon is a haloalkane composed entirely of carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine.

haloalkane

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms has been replaced by that of a halogen
  • Synonyms

    *alkyl halide

    Hyponyms

    * chloroalkane

    Hypernyms

    * organohalide *halocarbon

    hydrofluorocarbon

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A haloalkane composed entirely of carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine.
  • Synonyms

    * (haloalkane) HFC