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Ozone depleter, for short
Answer for the clue "Ozone depleter, for short ", 3 letters:
cfc
Alternative clues for the word cfc
- A fluorocarbon with chlorine
- Ozone pollutant: abbr
- Phased-out propellant
- Ozone layer pollutant
- Compound once used as aerosol propellant: Abbr
- Ozone layer pollutant: abbr
- Refrigerant inits
- Controversial refrigerant
- Formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans
- Ozone-depleter, briefly
Usage examples of cfc.
With an instinct for the regrettable that was almost uncanny, he invented chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs.
Our technology has produced thalidomide, CFCs, Agent Orange, nerve gas, pollution of air and water, species extinctions, and industries so powerful they can ruin the climate of the planet.
Glacier retreats in Antarctica, and higher albedos in Africa, and CFCs in the ozone, and that permanent hitch in the ENSO cycle, and the solar variation .
Chemically inert, nontoxic (in ordinary concentrations), odorless, tasteless, non-allergenic, nonflammable, CFCs represent a brilliant technical solution to a well-defined practical problem.