Any of a class of partly chlorinated and fluorinated hydrocarbons, used as an alternative to CFCs in foam production, refrigeration, and other processes.
Origin
1980s: short for hydrofluorocarbon.
Definition of HFC in US English:
HFC
nouneɪtʃefˈsiː
Any of a class of partly chlorinated and fluorinated hydrocarbons, used as an alternative to chlorofluorocarbons in foam production, refrigeration, and other processes.