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tetrafluoride

tetrafluoride

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A compound with four fluorine atoms attached to one other atom
  • noun
  • /ˌtɛtrəˈflɔɪəˌraɪd/
  • Specialized
: tetrafluoruro
  • The researcher explained how aluminum tetrafluoride is used in various industrial applications.

Examples

  • In our lab, we analyzed the properties of sulfur tetrafluoride under different temperatures.

  • Again, we need the molar mass this time of uranium tetrafluoride and it equals.

  • The chemist synthesized a new batch of tetrafluoride to test its reactivity.

Surface Forms

tetrafluoride singular
tetrafluorides plural

Morphology

tetrafluoride = fluoride (semi-transparent) = tetra + fluoride

The composition tetra- (four) + fluoride (a fluorine-containing compound) is semantically clear but relies on chemistry knowledge of numeric combining forms and chemical nomenclature.

Etymology

The word tetrafluoride breaks into tetra- meaning 'four' and fluoride from 'fluorine', the very reactive element you may know from toothpaste. So tetrafluoride is a compound that has four fluorine atoms attached to another element.