hydrofluoric acid

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A solution of hydrogen fluoride, HF, in water; it is a weak but very corrosive acid, used in the production of fluorine compounds, and in metallurgy.

Equivalents

DeutschFluorwasserstoffsäure Flusssäure

Portuguêsácido fluorídrico

Italianoacido fluoridrico

6 more languages

Catalààcid fluorhídric

Češtinakyselina fluorovodíková

Ελληνικάυδροφθορικό οξύ

Suomifluorivetyhappo

Românăacid fluorhidric

Русскийпла́виковая кислота́фтористоводоро́дная кислота́

Examples

“Whereas hydrogen fluoride is denoted as HF, hydrofluoric acid is denoted as HF(aq).”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

hydrofluoride hydrofluorination hydrofluoroalkane hydrofluorocarbon hydrofluoroether hydrofluoroolefin

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