Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetrafluoroborate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: tetraflu-o-rob-o-rate
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

tetrafluoroborates (plural)

Derived Forms

ditetrafluoroborate

Phrases

benzenediazonium tetrafluoroborate tetrafluoroboric acid

Frequently Paired Words

tetrafluoroboric acid

Questions

What does tetrafluoroborate mean?: The anion BF₄⁻ or any salt containing this ion, having a number of uses in synthetic chemistry.

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