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Noun: CFL
  1. Fluorescent light bulb that is energy-saving
    "Nowadays, most commonly and widely used bulb in the household is the Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL)"; "here are three general types of lighting that are widely used in the household nowadays: the (light-emitting diode) LED bulb, (compact fluorescent light) CFL bulb and the incandescent bulb"; "However, the main problem of CFL is the mercury they contain";
    - compact fluorescent light

Type of: bulb, electric light, electric-light bulb, incandescent lamp, light bulb, light globe [Austral, NZ], lightbulb

Encyclopedia: CFL