"freon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹiːɒn/ Audio: En-au-freon.ogg Forms: freons [plural], Freon [alternative]
Rhymes: -iɒn Etymology: A genericization of the Chemours trademark "Freon." According to Flood, the name was formed from freeze and the arbitrary suffix -on. Etymology templates: {{af|en|-on|id1=substance}} -on Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} freon (countable and uncountable, plural freons)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of several nonflammable refrigerants based on halogenated hydrocarbon including R-12, R-22, and R-23. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (non-flammable refrigerant): 冷媒 (lěngméi) (Chinese Mandarin), freon [masculine] (Czech), freon (Dutch), freono (Esperanto), freoni (Finnish), freonikaasu (Finnish), fréon [masculine] (French), freon [masculine] (Polish), фреон (freon) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-freon-en-noun-2k9aLDo8 Categories (other): Organic compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, English terms suffixed with -on (substance), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 17 2 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 78 16 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -on (substance): 77 19 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 15 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 83 12 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 76 19 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 78 17 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 81 15 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 76 19 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 17 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 70 26 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 75 20 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 81 15 4 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'non-flammable refrigerant': 59 41 0
  2. (informal, refrigeration) A gaseous ozone-depleting refrigerant. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-freon-en-noun-GTtxTUMc
  3. (informal, environmentalism) A chlorofluorocarbon. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-freon-en-noun-gXiTgDyX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: CFC

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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