tetrafluoride
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tetrafluoride
Example Sentences
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It is possible to prepare silicon tetrafluoride by the reaction of silicon dioxide with hydrofluoric acid:
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
The volatile silicon tetrafluoride escapes from these reactions.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Except for silicon tetrafluoride, silicon halides are extremely sensitive to water.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
It's what nuclear chemists call uranium tetrafluoride, a grainy substance that can be used to make fuel for a nuclear reactor or fissile material for a bomb.
From Time Magazine Archive
The tetrafluoride is generally found in the form of deep-red fused masses, or small yellow crystals resembling those of anhydrous platinum chloride.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 by Various
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