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teflon
bone
hydrofluoric acid
refining
fluorane
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hydrogen halide
skin
corrodes
argon fluorohydride
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fluoroantimonic acid
gas
water
dissolves
avoided
fluorohydride
production
fuming
liquid
molecular formula
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uranium
Definitions:
Noun
hydrogen fluoride
Definition: a colorless poisonous corrosive liquid made by the action of sulphuric acid on calcium fluoride; solutions in water are hydrofluoric acid
Definition: a colourless fuming liquid or gas, having a molecular formula of HF; it dissolves in water to form hydrofluoric acid and has many industrial uses including the production of Teflon and the refining of uranium; it corrodes skin, flesh and bone, and any skin contact must be avoided