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hydrofluoric

[ hahy-druh-floor-ik, -flawr-, -flor- ]
/ ˌhaɪ drəˈflʊər ɪk, -ˈflɔr-, -ˈflɒr- /

adjective

of or derived from hydrofluoric acid.

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Origin of hydrofluoric

First recorded in 1815–25; hydro-2 + fluoric

Words nearby hydrofluoric

hydrodynamicist, hydrodynamics, hydroelastic suspension, hydroelectric, hydroencephalocele, hydrofluoric, hydrofluoric acid, hydrofluorocarbon, hydrofoil, hydroforming, hydroformylation
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