hydrogen fluoride
nounDefinition of hydrogen fluoride
: a colorless corrosive fuming usually gaseous compound HF that yields hydrofluoric acid when dissolved in water
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The materials — fluorinated polyamides, photoresists and hydrogen fluoride — are used to make computer chips, among other things. — Sherisse Pham, CNN, "Japan just made its trade dispute with South Korea a lot more serious," 2 Aug. 2019 One of the products subject to tighter controls is hydrogen fluoride, a chemical used to etch circuit patterns onto silicon to form semiconductors. — Mayumi Negishi And Alastair Gale, WSJ, "North Korea’s Weapons Program Fuels Tokyo’s Trade Spat With Seoul," 10 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hydrogen fluoride.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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