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SILICOFLUORIC
SILICOFLUORIC
Sil `i *
co
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flu
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or
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ic,
a. (
Chem.
)
Defn:
Containing,
or
composed
of,
silicon
and
fluorine;
especially,
denoting
the
compounds
called
silicofluorides.
Silicofluoric
acid
(
Chem.
), a
compound
of
hydrofluoric
acid
and
silicon
fluoride,
known
only
in
watery
solution.
It
is
produced
by
the
action
of
silicon
fluoride
on
water,
and
is
regarded
as
an
acid,
H2SiF6,
and
the
type
and
origin
of
the
silicofluorides.