freon
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1. freon - Noun
2. freon - Verb
Meaning
any one or more chlorofluorocarbons (or related compounds) that are used as an aerosol propellant, organic solvent, or refrigerant
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Similarly, phosgene poisoning is a consideration for people fighting fires that are occurring in the vicinity of freon refrigeration equipment, smoking in the vicinity of a freon leak, or fighting fires using halon or halotron.
The owner then arrived and told deputies what items were missing, including the air compressor valued at $500, the sprayer valued at $800 and the freon tanks valued at $550 each.
The first Cray-1 was delayed six months due to problems in the cooling system; lubricant that is normally mixed with the Freon to keep the compressor running would leak through the seals and eventually coat the boards with oil until they shorted out.
It uses bubble detectors with Freon as the active mass.
PICASSO is predominantly sensitive to spin-dependent interactions of WIMPs with the fluorine atoms in the Freon.
The average price of a refrigerator dropped from $275 to $154 with the synthesis of Freon.