Associations to the word «Fluorocarbon»

Wiktionary

FLUOROCARBON, noun. (chemistry) any derivative of a hydrocarbon in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine

Dictionary definition

FLUOROCARBON, noun. A halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats