Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAny of several nonflammable refrigerants based on halogenated hydrocarbon including R-12, R-22, and R-23. · A gaseous ozone-depleting refrigerant. · A chlorofluorocarbon.
A genericization of the Chemours trademark "Freon." According to Flood, the name was formed from freeze and the arbitrary suffix -on.
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- Word-formation component-onen
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