tetrafluoroborate

noun

The anion BF₄⁻ or any salt containing this ion, having a number of uses in synthetic chemistry.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

nountetrafluoroborate (countable and uncountable, plural tetrafluoroborates)

plural tetrafluoroborates

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe anion BF₄⁻ or any salt containing this ion, having a number of uses in synthetic chemistry.
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