tetrafluoride

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

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a fluoride containing four fluorine atoms.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tetrafluoride¹

First recorded in 1905–10; tetra- + fluoride

Example Sentences

When warmed in a glass vessel, the latter becomes etched, owing to the formation of silicon tetrafluoride, SiF4.

From Project Gutenberg

At 500-600 it is attacked strongly, with formation of the tetrafluoride.

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