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Meanings of hydrofluoric acid in English

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Chemical compound.

hf[hf]hydrogen fluoridefluorwasserstoffhydrogenfluorid
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chemical compound

Solution of hydrogen fluoride in water.

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aqueous solution
Usage of hydrofluoric acid in English
1
A simple recipe using water, hydrofluoric acid, and magnesium does the trick.
BBC
2
Ammonium fluoride, NH4F, may be obtained by neutralizing ammonia with hydrofluoric acid.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
3
With absolutely anhydrous hydrofluoric acid the current will no longer pass.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886
4
She'd be hard to poison but hydrofluoric acid would work, and she'd die.
Engineering Infinity
5
We have already remarked that it decomposes cold water, producing ozone and hydrofluoric acid.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886
6
For deep etching, hydrofluoric acid is diluted with 1½ vols.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898
7
As hydrofluoric acid acts upon glass, this property may be used for its detection.
A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe / Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations
8
Second, hydrofluoric acid will bite its way through glass.
The Summons
9
The use of hydrofluoric acid, even in small quantities to prevent fermentation, should not be allowed.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891
10
When hydrofluoric acid comes in contact with any silicious substance, hydrofluosilicic acid gas is always formed.
A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe / Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations
11
Fluorine gas fell to the land as hydrofluoric acid in Iceland, dissolving the flesh off livestock.
Wired
12
First, hydrofluoric acid when brought into contact with certain forms of explosive will create a fire.
The Summons
13
The portion insoluble in water is readily dissolved in hydrofluoric acid, and is converted into zircon potassium fluoride.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884.
14
It destroyed a 30,000-bpd alkylation unit that uses hydrofluoric acid to process refined products.
Reuters
15
This liberated potassium would at once regenerate potassium fluoride in presence of hydrofluoric acid, and liberate its equivalent of hydrogen:
Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891
16
Up to the moment of introducing the hydrofluoric acid, the leading tubes are attached to drying tubes containing fused caustic potash.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886
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