HYDROFLUOROCARBONS

Domain	Definition
Weather	HFCs) Compounds containing only hydrogen, fluorine, and carbon atoms. They were introduced as alternatives to ozone depleting substances in serving many industrial, commercial, and personal needs. HFCs are emitted as by-products of industrial processes and are also used in manufacturing. They do not significantly deplete the stratospheric ozone layer, but they are powerful greenhouse gases with global warming potentials ranging from 140 (HFC-152a) to 11,700 (HFC-23) . (references)
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Non-Fiction Usage: HYDROFLUOROCARBONS

Subject	Topic	Quote
Political Economy	DENMARK	Denmark recently finalized a regulation, which will phase out certain industrial greenhouse gases, including hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6). The Danish government will phase out import, sale, and use of these gases and new products containing them beginning in 2002, with a complete ban in effect by January 1, 2006. There are exemptions for certain products, including small refrigerating systems containing HFCs, medical aerosol sprays, vaccine coolers, and lab equipment, and all production for export is exempt. (references)
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Usage Frequency: HYDROFLUOROCARBONS

"HYDROFLUOROCARBONS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "HYDROFLUOROCARBONS" is used about 4 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Frequency of Internet Keywords: HYDROFLUOROCARBONS

Anagrams: HYDROFLUOROCARBONS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-c-d-f-h-l-n-o-o-o-o-r-r-r-s-u-y"
	-5 letters: fluorocarbons.
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