Used in a Sentence

fluorocarbons

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for fluorocarbons.

Editorial note

I don't think the problem is only with smoke particles; I think gaseous fluorocarbons produced are sufficiently toxic to birds.

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Quick take

(chemistry) Any derivative of a hydrocarbon in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of fluorocarbons gathered in one view.

noun

(chemistry) Any derivative of a hydrocarbon in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fluorocarbons.

noun

(chemistry) Any derivative of a hydrocarbon in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine.

Example sentences

1

I don't think the problem is only with smoke particles; I think gaseous fluorocarbons produced are sufficiently toxic to birds.

2

No, fluorocarbons in general are very inert, with the astonishing result that they're generally less toxic than water.

3

The only thing that comes to my mind that actually improved situation was the global ban on fluorocarbons.

4

This article from Teflon.com is not clickbait, they’re just massively underselling the risk of fluorocarbons to birds.

5

They have had a beneficial effect on atmospheric pollutants like sulfur dioxide, fluorocarbons and many others.

6

It's the crazy persistent halo/fluorocarbons that will be banned, things like pentane will be ok...

7

Are you talking about comparing CO2 to N2O to CH4 to fluorocarbons, for example?

8

I think the production of fluorocarbons needs to continue, and just shoving it somewhere else is not a good solution.

9

Should we treat certain fluorocarbons as human because they can work a bit like blood?

10

We correctly banned fluorocarbons as refrigerants in systems where they would not be properly recycled, such as domestic refrigerators, air-conditioning systems incuding those in vehicles, and like.

11

I think my friend said the edibles tested positive for aluminum and fluorocarbons?

12

Much more common is chemical duster (hold the can upside-down and the boiling fluorocarbons will rapidly cool anything), or even nothing at all if you do it quickly.

Quote examples

1

We "naturally" made fluorocarbons, and then realized it was a bad idea and stopped.

Proper noun examples

1

Fluorocarbons have a low London dispersion (induced dipole) force due to the high polarization of the C-F bond.

2

Fluorocarbons have huge GHG potential so any leak is most definitely an issue.

3

Fluorocarbons would take about 10^8 tons, so that might be vaguely plausible.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use fluorocarbons in a sentence?

I don't think the problem is only with smoke particles; I think gaseous fluorocarbons produced are sufficiently toxic to birds.

What does fluorocarbons mean?

(chemistry) Any derivative of a hydrocarbon in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine.

What part of speech is fluorocarbons?

fluorocarbons is commonly used as noun.