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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A compound containing carbons with one or more halogens attached. Hydrogens are located at any remaining bonding sites on the carbons. Monomeric halocarbons, such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Freon%C2%AE Freon®], are used as refrigerants, propellants and fire-extinguishing agents. Polymerized halocarbon resins, such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Teflon%C2%AE Teflon®], are stable and have high chemical resistance.
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A compound containing carbons with one or more halogens attached. Hydrogens are located at any remaining bonding sites on the carbons. Monomeric halocarbons, such as [[Freon®]], are used as refrigerants, propellants and fire-extinguishing agents. Polymerized halocarbon resins, such as [[Teflon®]], are stable and have high chemical resistance.
  
 
== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==

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Description

A compound containing carbons with one or more halogens attached. Hydrogens are located at any remaining bonding sites on the carbons. Monomeric halocarbons, such as Freon®, are used as refrigerants, propellants and fire-extinguishing agents. Polymerized halocarbon resins, such as Teflon®, are stable and have high chemical resistance.

Authority

  • Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

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