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fluosilicic acid
[ floo-oh-si-lis-ik as-id, floo- ]
/ ˈflu oʊ sɪˈlɪs ɪk ˈæs ɪd, ˌflu- /
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noun Chemistry.
an unstable acid, H2SiF6, known only in its colorless, poisonous, fuming aqueous solution or in the form of its salts: used chiefly as a wood preservative, a disinfectant, and as a hardening agent in the manufacture of ceramic ware, cement, and concrete.
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How to use fluosilicic acid in a sentence
Fluosilicic acid and iodate of soda precipitate the salts of the latter earth, but not those of the former.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew UrePotassium salts give with sodium periodate and hydro-fluosilicic acid white precipitates soluble in much water.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley