fluorophosphoric acid

[ floo r-oh-fos-fawr-ik, -for-, flawr-, flohr-, floo r-oh-, flawr-, flohr- ]
/ ˈflʊər oʊ fɒsˈfɔr ɪk, -ˈfɒr-, ˈflɔr-, ˈfloʊr-, ˌflʊər oʊ-, ˌflɔr-, ˌfloʊr- /

noun Chemistry.

any of three acids containing fluorine and phosphorus, HPF6, HPO2F2, or H2PO3F.

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Also fluophosphoric acid.

Origin of fluorophosphoric acid

fluoro- + phosphoric

Words nearby fluorophosphoric acid

fluorography, fluorometer, fluorometry, fluorophore, fluorophosphate, fluorophosphoric acid, fluorophotometry, fluoroplastic, fluoroscope, fluoroscopic, fluoroscopy
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