tetrafluoride

[ te-truh-floo r-ahyd, -flawr-, -flohr- ]

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

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noun Chemistry.

a fluoride containing four fluorine atoms.

Nearby words

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

Origin of tetrafluoride

First recorded in 1905–10; tetra- + fluoride

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Examples from the Web for tetrafluoride

At 500-600 it is attacked strongly, with formation of the tetrafluoride.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891|Various