Hydrofluorocarbons

Hydrofluorocarbons
(HFCs)
  A group of man-made chemicals composed of one or two carbon atoms and varying numbers of hydrogen and fluorine atoms. Most HFCs have 100-year Global Warming Potentials in the thousands.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary

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