chlorofluorocarbons
nounHow to pronounce chlorofluorocarbons:
Definition of chlorofluorocarbons:
- chlorofluorocarbons (noun):
- any of several simple gaseous compounds that contain carbon, chlorine, fluorine, and sometimes hydrogen, that are used as refrigerants, cleaning solvents, and aerosol propellants and in the manufacture of plastic foams, and that are believed to be a major cause of stratospheric ozone depletion
Synonyms for chlorofluorocarbons:
cfc
chlorofluorocarbon
Here are some other common 6-syllable words.
- chlorofluorocarbon
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- automatically
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- appassionato
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- amniocentesis
- ambidexterity
- acetazolamide
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- charismatically
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- empathetically
- heterochromia
- tyrosinuria
- prioritization
- administratively
- physiological
- irritability
- academically
- inferiority
- disingenuously
- unadulterated
- immaterialize
- Rio de Janeiro
- manageability
- unconventional
- rematerialize
- attainabilities
- perspicaciously
- ultimogeniture
- inappropriateness
- energetically
- Mephistophelian
- counterintuitively
- overgeneralize
- invisibility
- circumnavigation
- dissatisfactory
- megalomaniac
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