Ma'anar ƙamus na CFC shine Chlorofluorocarbon, wanda shine mahallin halocarbon wanda ya ƙunshi carbon, chlorine, da fluorine. An taɓa yin amfani da CFCs azaman firji, masu motsa jiki a cikin feshin iska, da sauran ƙarfi, amma an kawar da su saboda illar da suke da shi akan layin ozone a cikin yanayin duniya.