"CFC" meaning in English

See CFC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: CFK [alternative, rare]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} CFC
  1. (soccer) Initialism of Chelsea Football Club. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Chelsea Football Club
    Sense id: en-CFC-en-name-ivEUJO4d Categories (other): Football (soccer), English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 24 20 5 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 42 40 12 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 53 22 19 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 15 24 4 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  2. (US) Initialism of Combined Federal Campaign. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Combined Federal Campaign
    Sense id: en-CFC-en-name-tiUuBSNX Categories (other): American English, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 42 40 12 6

Noun

Forms: CFCs [plural], CFK [alternative, rare]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} CFC (plural CFCs)
  1. (organic chemistry) Initialism of chlorofluorocarbon, a class of molecules containing chlorine, fluorine and carbon atoms. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: chlorofluorocarbon (extra: a class of molecules containing chlorine, fluorine and carbon atoms)
    Sense id: en-CFC-en-noun-m-QXSqop Categories (other): Organic chemistry, English words spelled without vowels, Chlorine, Fluorine Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 42 40 12 6 Disambiguation of Chlorine: 2 4 90 3 Disambiguation of Fluorine: 3 6 86 5 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
  2. (business) Initialism of controlled foreign corporation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: controlled foreign corporation
    Sense id: en-CFC-en-noun-DsUlqOOk Categories (other): Business Topics: business
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: chlorocarbon, fluorocarbon, halocarbon, HC, HCFC, HFC

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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