potassium fluoride

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, toxic powder, KF, used chiefly as an insecticide, a disinfectant, and in etching glass.

Example Sentences

This liquid is not an electrolyte, but becomes such when potassium fluoride is dissolved in it.

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The portion insoluble in water is readily dissolved in hydrofluoric acid, and is converted into zircon potassium fluoride.

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Aqueous potash does not form potassium hypofluorite when fluorine is bubbled into it, but only potassium fluoride.

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