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tetrafluoride

noun
tet·​ra·​flu·​o·​ride | \ ËŒte-trÉ™-ˈflȯr-ˌīd How to pronounce tetrafluoride (audio) , -ˈflu̇r-\

Definition of tetrafluoride

: a fluoride containing four atoms of fluorine

Examples of tetrafluoride in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 In 2005, Iran acknowledged converting yellowcake into uranium tetrafluoride, a step below the uranium hexafluoride needed for centrifuges. — The Christian Science Monitor, "Iranian nuclear enrichment signals resistance to US sanctions," 28 June 2018

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First Known Use of tetrafluoride

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

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