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Freon

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Freon
trademark for a series of fluoridated hydrocarbons used primarily in refrigeration.
Freon 112
a flukicide in sheep. See tetrachlorodifluorethane.
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Freon is a trademark name of DuPont for any Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), Hydrogenated CFC (HCFC), or Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerant.
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The EPA can fine companies that mishandle refrigerants, releasing Freon into the air, for example.
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