hydrogen fluoride

noun

Definition of HYDROGEN FLUORIDE

: a colorless corrosive fuming usually gaseous compound HF that yields hydrofluoric acid when dissolved in water

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: a colorless corrosive fuming usually gaseous compound HF that yields hydrofluoric acid when dissolved in water

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