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tetrafluoride

[ te-truh-floor-ahyd, -flawr-, -flohr- ]

/ ˌtɛ trəˈflʊər aɪd, -ˈflɔr-, -ˈfloʊr- /

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noun Chemistry.

a fluoride containing four fluorine atoms.

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Origin of tetrafluoride

First recorded in 1905–10; tetra- + fluoride

Words nearby tetrafluoride

tetradymite, tetradynamous, tetraethyl, tetraethyllead, tetraethyl pyrophosphate, tetrafluoride, tetrafluoroethene, tetrafluoroethylene, tetrafunctional, tetragon, tetragonal

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How to use tetrafluoride in a sentence

When warmed in a glass vessel, the latter becomes etched, owing to the formation of silicon tetrafluoride, SiF4.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891|Various
At 500-600 it is attacked strongly, with formation of the tetrafluoride.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891|Various