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- noun chemistry any
salt orester ofhypofluorous acid
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hypo- + fluorite
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Aqueous potash does not form potassium hypofluorite when fluorine is bubbled into it, but only potassium fluoride.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 Various
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