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fluoboric

American

[floo-uh-bawr-ik, -bohr-] / ˌflu əˈbɔr ɪk, -ˈboʊr- /

adjective

Chemistry.

containing the univalent group BF 4 − .

Etymology

Origin of fluoboric

First recorded in 1805–15; fluo- + boric

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While the assay is melting, fluoboric gas is disengaged, which tinges the outer flame green.

From A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations by Anonymous

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