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hydrofluorination

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-droflu-o-ri-na-tion
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Reaction with hydrogen fluoride (HF) or hydrofluoric acid, HF(aq).

Uncountable

Etymology

By surface analysis, hydro + fluorination, or, by surface analysis, hydro- + fluorinate + -ion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hydrofluorinations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

difluoride bifluoride fluorate fluoride fluorinate fluorination hydrobromination hydrochlorate

Questions

What does hydrofluorination mean?
Reaction with hydrogen fluoride (HF) or hydrofluoric acid, HF(aq).
Where does hydrofluorination come from?
By surface analysis, hydro + fluorination, or, by surface analysis, hydro- + fluorinate + -ion.

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