Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Consisting of fluorin and hydrogen. Also fluohydric, fluorhydric.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, hydrogen and fluorine; fluohydric.
- adjective (Chem.) a colorless, mobile, volatile liquid, HF, very corrosive in its action, and having a strong, pungent, suffocating odor. It is produced by the action of sulphuric acid on fluorite, and is usually collected as a solution in water. It attacks all silicates, as glass or porcelain, is the agent employed in etching glass, and is preserved only in vessels of platinum, lead, caoutchouc, or gutta-percha.
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- adjective chemistry Containing
hydrogen andfluorine .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"You don't really need to be afraid of the term hydrofluoric acid."
unknown title 2009
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More recently, an accident in August 2009 at ExxonMobil's Joliet, Ill., refinery -- a VPP site -- injured two workers and released a highly toxic chemical called hydrofluoric acid, prompting an air pollution lawsuit from the state attorney general and citations from OSHA.
The Center for Public Integrity: Deaths and safety violations found within OSHA's 'model' workplaces The Center for Public Integrity 2011
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"We use a product called hydrofluoric acid," said Tim Goines, vice president of USW Local
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(on camera) That's because inside this refinery there's a dangerous chemical called hydrofluoric acids, and it's the terrorists 'lethal weapon.
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(on camera): That's because inside this refinery there's a dangerous chemical called hydrofluoric acid, and it's the terrorists 'lethal weapon.
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(on camera): That's because inside this refinery there's a dangerous chemical called hydrofluoric acid, and it's the terrorists 'lethal weapon.
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Novel environmentally benign acid systems, including solid acids, are developed to overcome difficulties connected with toxic acids such as hydrofluoric or sulfuric acid.
Hydrocarbons for the 21st Century - The Work of the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute 1999
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Although the Detroit producers made free use of 'hydrofluoric acid', the metallic ping-pong tone wrested from the Rolf Harris Stylophone, they also often based tracks on funky basslines; acid techno, in contrast was predicated entirely on the Stylophone.
Archive 2009-02-01 Gordon McCabe 2009
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The cylindrical chamber, 4 feet long and 3 feet in diameter, will simulate the Venusian atmosphere, complete with 1,300 pounds per square inch of pressure, temperatures of 900 degrees Fahrenheit and hydrofluoric acid.
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Oil refineries, chemical companies and water treatment facilities use and store large quantities of high hazard chemicals -- chlorine or sulfur dioxide gas, hydrofluoric acid, and anhydrous ammonia are the most common and the most dangerous -- putting thousands of people in the surrounding community at risk in the event of a release.
Elizabeth Hitchcock: In The Public Interest : How Many Reminders Do We Need Before We Act To Reduce Chemical Accident Risk? Elizabeth Hitchcock 2010
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