(soccer) Initialism of Chelsea Football Club.
Used in a Sentence
cfcs
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cfcs.
Editorial note
Nearly all the CFCs were released in the northern hemisphere, but somehow the ozone hole the CFCs caused was in the southern hemisphere, the Antarctic, without mention of the Arctic.
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Quick take
(soccer) Initialism of Chelsea Football Club.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of cfcs gathered in one view.
(US) Initialism of Combined Federal Campaign.
(business) Initialism of controlled foreign corporation.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for cfcs.
noun
(soccer) Initialism of Chelsea Football Club.
noun
(US) Initialism of Combined Federal Campaign.
noun
(business) Initialism of controlled foreign corporation.
noun
(organic chemistry) Initialism of chlorofluorocarbon, a class of molecules containing chlorine, fluorine and carbon atoms. [(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon are replaced with those of chlorine and fluorine; formerly used as refrigerants and aerosol can propellants but withdrawn due to causing damage to the ozone layer.]
Example sentences
Nearly all the CFCs were released in the northern hemisphere, but somehow the ozone hole the CFCs caused was in the southern hemisphere, the Antarctic, without mention of the Arctic.
We used to get containers of 30lb cylinders of banned refrigerants (mostly R12, but also R22 and less common CFCs) from China.
So, net, what is the really believable real reason for the laws against CFCs?
I know; I know; a guy got the Nobel prize in chemistry for his work on CFCs and ozone.
We look back in horror at the naive techno-utopianism of the past and the harms that resulted - tetraethyl lead, asbestos, nuclear fission, CFCs.
Anyway, part of my job was overseeing the testing/categorization of reclaimed CFCs.
We had a pretty decent little lab we'd use to determine which CFCs were reclaimed, purity, oil content, water content...
Or, it's the old trilogy: Transgression by sinful, evil humans (using CFCs).
I'm sorry, perhaps I shouldn't have assumed you knew what CFCs are and why they are relevant to the conversation.
Such cooperation is pretty much unprecedented, with the only example I can think of being the treaty on emissions of CFCs.
As I already wrote here, I know a guy got a Nobel prize in chemistry for his work on CFCs and ozone.
The regulation of CFCs which phased out their use is an example where government intervention was required and the free market solution of localized profits failed.
Quote examples
It was Midgley who invented chlorofluorocarbons - CFCs..." One guy gave us CFCs and lead additives to petrol?
> "banning of CFCs" CFCs were banned because they were destroying the ozone layer, and the ozone layer protects us from excessive UV-radiation (which causes skin cancer).
He gives the "outlawing DDT killed millions" canard, and on the same slide claims the ozone hole was not due to CFCs, but I didn't see anything about vaccines or birth certificates.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use cfcs in a sentence?
Nearly all the CFCs were released in the northern hemisphere, but somehow the ozone hole the CFCs caused was in the southern hemisphere, the Antarctic, without mention of the Arctic.
What does cfcs mean?
(soccer) Initialism of Chelsea Football Club.
What part of speech is cfcs?
cfcs is commonly used as noun.