adjective
Etymology
Origin of fluoric
From the French word fluorique, dating back to 1780–90. See fluor-, -ic
Example Sentences
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Stereochromy, ster′ē-ō-krō-mi, n. a process of painting on stone or plaster-work, the colours rendered permanent by a solution of fluoric acid.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
It is the product of decomposed granite owing to the action of fluoric acid.
From Cornwall by G. E. (Geraldine Edith) Mitton
We are obliged to employ metallic vessels in this process, because fluoric acid dissolves glass and silicious earth, and even renders these bodies volatile, carrying them over with itself in distillation in the gasseous form.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Antoine Lavoisier
The sulphuric acid, from its greater affinity, expels the fluoric acid which passes over and is absorbed by the water in the receiver.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Antoine Lavoisier
It was also found by analysis that augite usually contained more lime, less alumina, and no fluoric acid; which last, though not always found in hornblende, often enters into its composition in minute quantity.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
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