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tetrafluoride

[ te-truh-floo r-ahyd, -flawr-, -flohr- ]
/ ˌtɛ trəˈflʊər aɪd, -ˈflɔr-, -ˈfloʊr- /

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

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