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Descriptor English: Chlorofluorocarbons
Descriptor Spanish: Clorofluorocarburos
Descriptor clorofluorocarburos
Entry term(s) freones
Scope note: Serie de hidrocarburos que contienen cloro y flúor. Se han utilizado como refrigerantes, propelentes, líquidos de limpieza, solventes y como agentes extintores del fuego. Se ha demostrado que causan depleción del ozono estratosférico y muchas de sus aplicaciones se han prohibido.
Descriptor Portuguese: Clorofluorcarbonetos
Descriptor French: Chlorofluorocarbones
Entry term(s): Chlorofluorocarbon Derivatives
Derivatives, Chlorofluorocarbon
Freon
Freons
Tree number(s): D02.455.526.439.220
D02.455.526.510.140
SP4.606.635.419.124.660.331
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017402
Scope note: A series of hydrocarbons containing both chlorine and fluorine. These have been used as refrigerants, blowing agents, cleaning fluids, solvents, and as fire extinguishing agents. They have been shown to cause stratospheric ozone depletion and have been banned for many uses.
Annotation: do not confuse with FLUOROCARBONS or HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED or HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Public MeSH Note: 1993; for FREONS and FREON see CHLOROFLUORCARBONS, METHANE
History Note: 1993; for FREONS and FREON use CHLOROFLUORCARBONS, METHANE
Entry Version: CFCS
DeCS ID: 30789
Unique ID: D017402
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/13
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Chlorofluorocarbons - Preferred
Concept UI M0026416
Scope note A series of hydrocarbons containing both chlorine and fluorine. These have been used as refrigerants, blowing agents, cleaning fluids, solvents, and as fire extinguishing agents. They have been shown to cause stratospheric ozone depletion and have been banned for many uses.
Preferred term Chlorofluorocarbons
Entry term(s) Chlorofluorocarbon Derivatives
Derivatives, Chlorofluorocarbon
Freon - Narrower
Concept UI M0580337
Preferred term Freon
Freons - Narrower
Concept UI M0008839
Preferred term Freons



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