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Definition: CFC

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans; "the chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone".[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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"CFC" is a common misspelling or typo for: cfcs, CDC, CTC, CCC, CRC, CEC, FCC, HCFC.

Date "CFC" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1947. (references)

Specialty Definition: CFC

Domain Definition
Administration 1: Chlorofluorocarbon, or Freon. Chemical substance associated with the depletion of Earth's ozone layer. (references)
  2: Chlorofluorocarbons. (references)
Aerospace Chloroflurocarbon. (references)
Aviation Central Flow Control. (references)
Census (Combined Federal Campaign) Annual charity drive for Federal Government agencies. (references)
Energy 1: Chlorofluorocarbon. (references)
  2: See Chlorofluorocarbon. (references)
Environment 1: Chloroflorocarbons. (references)
  2: Chlorinated fluorocarbon. (references)
  3: Combined Federal Campaign. (references)
Military 1: Chief Fire Controlman. (references)
  2: Controlled Force Circulation (boilers). (references)
  3: Combined Forces Command, Korea. (references)
  4: Combined Forces Command. (references)
Technology 1: Customer Fund Code. (references)
  2: Consolidated Freight Classification. (references)
  3: Component Finance Center. (references)
  4: Combined Forces. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Expressions: CFC

Expressions Domain Definition
CFC (1) Environment Chlorofluorocarbon. (references)
CFC (2) Environment Combined Federal Campaign (for charitable contributions) [USA]. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: CFC

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry Source Expression Field
CFC Danish Chlorfluorcarboner Public Administration, Chemistry
CFC Dutch Call final class Post & Telecom
CFC English Chess Federation of Canada N/A
CFC Finnish Kloorifluorihiilivety-yhdiste Public Administration
CFC French Code des frais de construction Building & Civil Engineering
CFC Greek φυσικός χλωροφθοράνθρακας Chemistry, Environment
CFC Italian Clorofluorocarburi Public Administration, Chemistry
CFC Spanish Categoría de frecuencia del canal Mechanical Engineering
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Extended Definition: CFC

CFC

CFC, cfc, or Cfc may stand for:

  • Chlorofluorocarbon : a class of chemical compounds that deplete ozone.
  • Cardiofaciocutaneous Syndrome : a rare and serious genetic disorder.
  • Canadian Film Centre : institution for advanced training in film, television and new media in Canada.
  • Computer Film Company : London digital film special effects company.
  • SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash : a game released for the Neo-Geo console.
  • Civilization Fanatics Center : a fansite for the Civilization computer game series.
  • Chess Federation of Canada
  • Canadian Football Council : precursor of the Canadian Football League
  • Catechism for Filipino Catholics : Roman Catholic catechism for Filipinos
  • Christian Fellowship Church: megachurch in Evansville, Indiana
  • Champions for Christ : Every Nation Churches outreach to college and professional sportspeople
  • Couples for Christ : a Catholic Charismatic renewal movement which seeks to preserve the sanctity of the family
  • Congregatio Fratrum Christianorum : Congregation of Christian Brothers
  • Celebrity Fit Club : a reality weight-loss show.
  • Central Florida Community College
  • Combined Federal Campaign : for charities to fundraise via payroll deductions from US Federal Government employees.
  • The Common Fund for Commodities : an intergovernmental financial institution for supporting strongly commodity-dependent developing countries.
  • Consumer Federation of California : a consumer advocacy organization.
  • Compass Family Center : San Francisco family shelter
  • Children and Families Clinic : at Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law of Barry University in Orlando, Florida.
  • Centers for Change : precursor in New York of the International Workers Party
  • Controlled Foreign Corporation : company owned or controlled primarily by taxpayers of a different jurisdiction
  • Consumption of fixed capital : accounting term for depreciation of fixed assets
  • Combined Forces Command : various multi-national military commands
  • China Fleet Club : British Navy club in Hong Kong
  • Canadian Forestry Corps : timber-processing corps of the Canadian Army during both World Wars
  • ColdFusion Components (cfc filename extension)
  • Countrywide Financial Corporation (CFC NYSE stock symbol)
  • Subpolar oceanic climate : (Cfc in the Köppen climate classification; short, generally cool summers and long, mild winters with abundant precipitation year-round)
  • Chemins de fer de Corse The railway system in Corsica, France.

Football clubs

In England: (soccer)

  • Chasetown F.C.
  • Chelsea F.C.
  • Chesterfield F.C.
  • Chipstead F.C.
  • Chorley F.C.
  • Clapton F.C.
  • Clitheroe F.C.
  • Cobham F.C.
  • Cove F.C.
  • Crockenhill F.C.
  • Croydon F.C.

In Scotland: (soccer)

  • Celtic F.C.
  • Clyde F.C.
  • Cowdenbeath F.C.

Other soccer:

In Australia: (Australian rules football)

  • Carlton Football Club
  • Clarence Football Club
  • Collingwood Football Club

CFC: Command Finance Council - The Salvation Army Divisional Finance Board

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "CFC". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: CFC

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Angoulême CFC 28     Angoulême CFC 28
Framestore CFC 8     CFC 6
CFC 6     Framestore CFC 8

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"CFC" is a common misspelling or typo for: cfcs, CDC, CTC, CCC, CRC, CEC, FCC, HCFC.

Synonyms: CFC
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 chlorofluorocarbon.
Consider also: fluorocarbon.

Expression

 corporate financial center.
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Computed Synonyms: CFC

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   2.0094   CFC     Freon     fluon gas, chlorofluorocarbon, chlorofluorohydrocarbon, hydro, Haloalkane   
 2   1.0184   CFC     chlorofluorocarbon     chlorofluorocarbons, fluon gas, Freon, Haloalkane, freons   
 3   1.0090   CFC     fluon gas     Freon, chlorofluorocarbon   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Expressions: CFC

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Expression

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   6.9988   anthropogenic CFC     anthropogenic fluorocarbon     anthropogenic chlorofluorocarbon, man-made fluorocarbon   
 2   6.9984   anthropogenic CFC     anthropogenic chlorofluorocarbon     man-made chlorofluorocarbon, anthropogenic fluorocarbon   
 3   6.8888   man-made CFC     man-made fluorocarbon     anthropogenic fluorocarbon, man-made chlorofluorocarbon   
 4   6.8884   man-made CFC     man-made chlorofluorocarbon     anthropogenic chlorofluorocarbon, man-made fluorocarbon   
 5   6.3388   man-made CFC     anthropogenic CFC     anthropogenic fluorocarbon, man-made chlorofluorocarbon   
 6   6.3388   anthropogenic CFC     man-made CFC     man-made fluorocarbon, anthropogenic chlorofluorocarbon   
 7   6.1173   man-made CFC     anthropogenic chlorofluorocarbon     man-made chlorofluorocarbon, anthropogenic fluorocarbon   
 8   6.1078   man-made CFC     anthropogenic fluorocarbon     anthropogenic chlorofluorocarbon, man-made fluorocarbon   
 9   6.0178   anthropogenic CFC     man-made chlorofluorocarbon     anthropogenic chlorofluorocarbon, man-made fluorocarbon   
 10   6.0081   anthropogenic CFC     man-made fluorocarbon     anthropogenic fluorocarbon, man-made chlorofluorocarbon   
 11   4.9988   CFC refrigerant     fluorocarbon refrigerant     fluorinated hydrocarbon refrigerant, CFC refrigeration fluid   
 12   4.3990   CFC refrigeration fluid     CFC refrigerant     fluorocarbon refrigerant, chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant   
 13   4.3990   CFC refrigerant     CFC refrigeration fluid     fluorocarbon refrigerant, chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant   
 14   4.2979   CFC refrigeration fluid     fluorocarbon refrigerant     CFC refrigerant, fluorinated hydrocarbon refrigerant   
 15   3.9984   CFC refrigerant     chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant     fluorocarbon refrigerant, CFC refrigeration fluid   
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Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: CFC

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Al Arabiya معدل اطلاق مركبات الكلورو فلورو كربون (CFC release rate). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, CFC. (volunteer & more translations)
Al Fus-Ha معدل اطلاق مركبات الكلورو فلورو كربون (CFC release rate). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, CFC. (volunteer & more translations)
Arabic معدل اطلاق مركبات الكلورو فلورو كربون (CFC release rate). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, CFC. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 氟氯化碳 (cfc), 非全卤化氯氟化碳 (partially halogenated CFC), 含氯氟烃制冷剂 (CFC refrigerant, CFC refrigeration fluid, fluorocarbon refrigerant), 氯氟化碳的排放速度 (CFC release rate, release rate of CFCs). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, CFC. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 氟氯化碳 (cfc). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, CFC. (volunteer & more translations)
High Arabic معدل اطلاق مركبات الكلورو فلورو كربون (CFC release rate). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, CFC. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese フロン (CFC, chlorofluorohydrocarbon, fluorocarbon, Freon), フロンガス (fluon gas, CFC, chlorofluorocarbon, Freon). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, CFC. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish Cloroflourocarbono (CFC). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, CFC. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: CFC

Language Translations for “CFC” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin CFCAY (CFC). Additional references: Pig Latin, CFC. (volunteer)
Terran B Cloroflourocarbono (CFC). Additional references: Terran B, CFC. (volunteer)
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Ancestral and Extinct Language Translations: CFC

Language Period Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Latin 500 BCE - 1700 Controlla administrativa dal cussegl federal (ACFC, Administrative Control on behalf of the Federal Council, cfc, Service for Administrative Control on behalf of the Federal Council). Additional references: Latin, CFC. (volunteer)
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