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is that haloalkane is (organic chemistry) any alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms has been replaced by that of a halogen while hydrofluorocarbon is a haloalkane composed entirely of carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine.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(organic chemistry) Any alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms has been replaced by that of a halogen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