hafnyl

H4A1F4N1Y4L1

noun

Containing the univalent radical Hf=O.

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Meanings

nounhafnyl (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryContaining the univalent radical Hf=O.

    Furfural saturated with salicylic acid was used in a recent study of the separation of zirconyl and hafnyl nitrates.

    1960, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Division of Reactor Development, E. T. Hayes, The Metallurgy of Hafnium (page 57)
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    Application of these recrystallization techniques resulted in zirconyl-hafnyl chloride products containing less than 0.5 percent uranium, less than 0.5 percent thorium, and less than 0.1 percent iron.

    1961, Eugene Robert Palowitch, T. M. Nasiatka, Using a Centrifuge for Float-and-sink Testing Fine Coal, page 10

Origin

From hafnium + -yl.

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