hydrogen fluoride

noun

a colorless fuming liquid or gas, with molecular formula HF. It dissolves in water to form hydrofluoric acid and has many industrial uses including the production of Teflon and the refining of uranium; it corrodes skin, flesh and bone, and any skin contact must be avoided

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Meanings

nounhydrogen fluoride (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistrya colorless fuming liquid or gas, with molecular formula HF. It dissolves in water to form hydrofluoric acid and has many industrial uses including the production of Teflon and the refining of uranium; it corrodes skin, flesh and bone, and any skin contact must be avoided

Translations

Bulgarian флуороводоро́д
  • флуороводоро́д (fluorovodoród)HF
Chinese Mandarin 氟化氫 /氟化氢
  • 氟化氫 /氟化氢 (fúhuàqīng)HF
Czech fluorovodík
  • fluorovodíkHF
Finnish vetyfluoridi
  • vetyfluoridiHF
Japanese フッ化水素
  • フッ化水素HF
Korean 플루오린화 수소
  • 플루오린화 수소 (peulluorinhwa suso)HF
Polish fluorowodór
  • fluorowodórHF
Swedish vätefluorid
  • vätefluoridHF
Cite this entry
APA

hydrogen fluoride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrogen%20fluoride

MLA

“hydrogen fluoride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrogen%20fluoride. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrogen fluoride,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrogen%20fluoride.

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