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Halocarbon

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Noun

1. halocarbon

one of various compounds of carbon and any of the halogens

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Halocarbon

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noun
chemistry
a compound of carbon and halogen in which halogen atoms have taken the place of some or all of the hydrogen atoms
Specially designed equipment takes samples of nitrous-oxide, carbon monoxide and halocarbon.

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Halocarbon

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noun
any of a class of organic compounds containing carbon, one or more halogens, and sometimes hydrogen: used as an aerosol and refrigerant, and polymerized to make plastics
see also chlorofluorocarbon

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Halocarbon

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n.
An organic compound, such as a fluorocarbon, that contains one or more halogens.

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