Hydrofluoric

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hydrofluoric \Hy`dro*flu*or"ic\, a. [Hydro-, 2 + fluoric.]
     (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or containing, hydrogen and fluorine;
     fluohydric; as, hydrofluoric acid.
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     {Hydrofluoric acid} (Chem.), a colorless, mobile, volatile
        liquid, {HF}, very corrosive in its action, and having a
        strong, pungent, suffocating odor. It is produced by the
        action of sulphuric acid on fluorite, and is usually
        collected as a solution in water. It attacks all
        silicates, as glass or porcelain, is the agent employed in
        etching glass, and is preserved only in vessels of
        platinum, lead, caoutchouc, or gutta-percha.
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