HYDROFLUORIC ACID


Meaning of HYDROFLUORIC ACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhī-drō-ˈflȯr-ik, -ˈflu̇r- ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1830

: an aqueous solution of hydrogen fluoride HF that is a weak poisonous acid, that attacks silica and silicates, and that is used especially in finishing and etching glass

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