Many chemicals of this kind were used as refrigerants and propellants before the 1990s Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Many chemicals of this kind were used as refrigerants and propellants before the 1990s last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 18 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CHLOROFLUOROCARBON.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHLOROFLUOROCARBON Many chemicals of this kind were used as refrigerants and propellants before the 1990s (18) The Times Specialist Sunday May 21, 2023
3% COOL Refrigerate (4) Newsday Nov 6, 2025
2% OAR Boat propeller (3)
2% INE Chemical suffix (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 7, 2025
2% EON Many, many, many moons? (3)
2% CATAPULTED Propelled with a slingshot (10) The Times Concise Nov 6, 2025
2% SAIL It uses wind to propel a boat (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 3, 2025
2% OARED Propelled a rowboat (5) Newsday Nov 3, 2025
2% SPEAK So to ____, as it were (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 3, 2025
2% TOSS Propel (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 31, 2025

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