hydrofluoric
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of hydrofluoric
First recorded in 1815–25; hydro- 2 + fluoric ( def. )
Example Sentences
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“Torrance Refinery had an enormous explosion, and a piece of equipment the size of a bus came within five feet of the hydrofluoric acid, causing a near miss,” Goldsmith said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026
Then the glass was etched away with hydrofluoric acid, leaving behind a hollow layer of white, highly reflective TiO2.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2024
One result is the fluorspar district of southern Illinois, which once produced a majority of the country’s fluorite—used to smelt steel and create hydrofluoric acid.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 1, 2023
As the refinery prepares to restart, Cenovus implemented safety upgrades to the hydrofluoric acid unit, said Doreen Cole, the company’s senior vice president of downstream manufacturing.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2023
Seaborg’s microchemists used hydrofluoric acid to reduce a solution made from the bombardment products and watched a minuscule quantity of pinkish material precipitate out: this was pure plutonium-239.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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