Meanings
nounhydrofluorination (usually uncountable, plural hydrofluorinations)
plural hydrofluorinations
- uncountableusuallychemistryReaction with hydrogen fluoride (HF) or hydrofluoric acid, HF(aq).
Origin
By surface analysis, hydro + fluorination, or, by surface analysis, hydro- + fluorinate + -ion.
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hydrofluorination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrofluorination
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