freon
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editGenericization of the Chemours trademark "Freon." According to Flood, the name was formed from freeze and the arbitrary suffix -on.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈfɹiːɒn/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -iɒn
Noun
editfreon (countable and uncountable, plural freons)
- (organic chemistry) Any of several non-flammable refrigerants based on halogenated hydrocarbon including R-12, R-22, and R-23.
- (refrigeration, slang) A gaseous ozone-depleting refrigerant
- (environmentalism, slang) A chlorofluorocarbon
Translations
editnon-flammable refrigerant
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Flood, W.E., The Origins of Chemical Names, London: Oldbourne Book Co., 1963.
Anagrams
editCzech
editPronunciation
editNoun
editfreon m inan
Declension
editThis noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
editDutch
editPronunciation
editNoun
editfreon m (plural freonen)
Indonesian
editNoun
editfreon (plural freon-freon)
Old English
editVerb
editfrēon (contracted)
- Alternative form of frēogan
Polish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editfreon m inan
- freon (non-flammable refrigerant)
Declension
editDeclension of freon
Derived terms
editadjective
Further reading
editRomanian
editEtymology
editNoun
editfreon m (plural freoni)
Declension
editWest Frisian
editEtymology
editFrom Old Frisian friōnd, friūnd, from Proto-West Germanic *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfreon c (plural freonen, diminutive freontsje)
- friend (male)
- 1978, Nije Fryske Bibeloersetting, 2 Samuel 15:37:
- Sa kaam Davids freon Chûsai yn ’e stêd oan, krekt doe’t Absalom yn Jeruzalem oankaam.
- So David’s friend Hushai came into the city, as Absalom came into Jerusalem.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “freon”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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