lithium fluoride

noun

A salt that may be prepared by the action of hydrofluoric acid on many lithium compounds, occurring naturally as griceite; its crystals are used in optical instruments, and in radiation dosimetry (based on its radiothermoluminescence).

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nounlithium fluoride (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA salt that may be prepared by the action of hydrofluoric acid on many lithium compounds, occurring naturally as griceite; its crystals are used in optical instruments, and in radiation dosimetry (based on its radiothermoluminescence).
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