freon
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Genericization of the Chemours trademark "Freon." According to Flood, the name was formed from freeze and the arbitrary suffix -on.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɹiːɒn/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -iɒn
Noun
freon (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
non-flammable refrigerant
See also
References
- ^ Flood, W.E., The Origins of Chemical Names, London: Oldbourne Book Co., 1963.
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
freon m inan
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “freon”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “freon”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
freon m (plural freonen)
Indonesian
Noun
freon (first-person possessive freonku, second-person possessive freonmu, third-person possessive freonnya)
Old English
Verb
frēon (contracted)
- Alternative form of frēogan
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
freon m inan
- freon (non-flammable refrigerant)
Declension
Declension of freon
Derived terms
adjective
Further reading
- freon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- freon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
freon m (plural freoni)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | freon | freonul | freoni | freonii | |
| genitive-dative | freon | freonului | freoni | freonilor | |
| vocative | freonule | freonilor | |||
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian friōnd, friūnd, from Proto-West Germanic *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz.
Pronunciation
Noun
freon 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
Further reading
- “freon”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011