Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hydrofluoric acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: hy-droflu-o-ric acid
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

difluoride bifluoride fluoric fluoride hydrofluorate hydrofluorination fluoric acid hypofluorous acid

Questions

What does hydrofluoric acid mean?: 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.

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