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a colorless fuming liquid or gas, with molecular formula HF. It dissolves in water to form hydrofluoric acid and has many industrial uses including the production of Teflon and the refining of uranium; it corrodes skin, flesh and bone, and any skin contact must be avoided
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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a colorless poisonous corrosive liquid made by the action of sulphuric acid on calcium fluoride; solutions in water are hydrofluoric acid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fluoride
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Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
флуороводоро́д
(fluorovodoród)
— HF
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Chinese Mandarin:
氟化氫 /氟化氢
(fúhuàqīng)
— HF
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Czech:
fluorovodík
— HF
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Finnish:
vetyfluoridi
— HF
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Japanese:
フッ化水素
— HF
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Korean:
플루오린화 수소
(peulluorinhwa suso)
— HF
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Polish:
fluorowodór
— HF
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Swedish:
vätefluorid
— HF
