1. a fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphere; [syn: hydrochlorofluorocarbon, HCFC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
HCFC
n 1: a fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a
refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to
be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphere [syn:
hydrochlorofluorocarbon, HCFC]