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trifluoride

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[trahy-floor-ahyd, -flawr-, -flohr-] / traɪˈflʊər aɪd, -ˈflɔr-, -ˈfloʊr- /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a fluoride containing three atoms of fluorine.

Etymology

Origin of trifluoride

First recorded in 1840–50; tri- + fluoride

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