f 4 r 1 e 1 o 1 n 1
5 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun any one or more chlorofluorocarbons (or related compounds) that are used as an aerosol propellant, organic solvent, or refrigerant
originA genericization of the Chemours trademark "Freon." According to Flood, the name was formed from freeze and the arbitrary suffix -on.
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