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,
- tetrafluoroethene,
- tetrafluoroethylene,
- tetrafunctional,
- tetragon,
- tetragonal
Origin of tetrafluoride
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Examples from the Web for tetrafluoride
At 500-600 it is attacked strongly, with formation of the tetrafluoride.