hexafluoride

[ hek-suh-floor-ahyd, -flawr-, -flohr- ]

noun

1. a fluoride containing six atoms of fluorine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hexafluoride¹

hexa- + fluoride

Example Sentences

After he inhaled sulfur hexafluoride, a compound that acts like helium, his voice got very deep.

From The Daily Beast

Uranium appears as uranium hexafluoride, all ready for the diffusion process.

From Project Gutenberg