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

In 2005, Iran acknowledged converting yellowcake into uranium tetrafluoride, a step below the uranium hexafluoride needed for centrifuges.

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Among the faculty stars is Physicist Howard H. Claassen, part of the three-man team that synthesized a new chemical compound, xenon tetrafluoride, from an inert element.

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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.

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Inspectors also wanted to know why Iran had conducted experiments converting unreported uranium tetrafluoride into uranium metal--a process necessary for bomb production.

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Large natural crystals of fluorides, such as calcium difluoride, titanium tetrafluoride, zirconium tetrafluoride, are extremely useful in optical instruments of various forms.

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