hydrofluoric acid

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Noun

hydrofluoric acid (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) A solution of hydrogen fluoride, HF, in water; it is a weak but very corrosive acid, used in the production of fluorine compounds, and in metallurgy.
    Hypernyms: hydrohalic acid < hydracid < acid < compound < substance, material
    Coordinate terms: (its oxyacid counterparts) fluoric acid, hypofluorous acid, perfluoric acid; (its other hydracid counterparts) hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, hydroiodic acid; (its other oxyacid counterparts) chloric acid, bromic acid, iodic acid
    Whereas hydrogen fluoride is denoted as HF, hydrofluoric acid is denoted as HF(aq).

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