hydrofluoric acid
noun
a colorless, fuming, corrosive liquid, HF, an aqueous solution of hydrogen fluoride, used chiefly for etching glass.
Origin of hydrofluoric acid
First recorded in 1815–25
Words nearby hydrofluoric acid
hydrodynamics,
hydroelastic suspension,
hydroelectric,
hydroencephalocele,
hydrofluoric,
hydrofluoric acid,
hydrofluorocarbon,
hydrofoil,
hydroforming,
hydroformylation,
hydrofracking
Example sentences from the Web for hydrofluoric acid
There was a big one on Nifflheim, armored against the fluorine atmosphere and the hydrofluoric-acid rains.
The Cosmic Computer |Henry Beam Piper
British Dictionary definitions for hydrofluoric acid
hydrofluoric acid
/ (ˌhaɪdrəʊfluːˈɒrɪk) /
noun
the colourless aqueous solution of hydrogen fluoride: a strong acid that attacks glass
Scientific definitions for hydrofluoric acid
hydrofluoric acid
[ hī′drō-flur′ĭk, -flôr′- ]
A colorless, fuming, aqueous solution of hydrogen fluoride. It is corrosive and is used to etch or polish glass, to clean certain metals before plating, and to clean masonry. It is very poisonous.