fluosilicic acid

[floo-oh-si-lis-ik, floo-]

flu·o·si·lic·ic ac·id

[floo-oh-si-lis-ik, floo-]
noun Chemistry.
an unstable acid, H2SiF6, known only in its colorless, poisonous, fuming aqueous solution or in the form of its salts: used chiefly as a wood preservative, a disinfectant, and as a hardening agent in the manufacture of ceramic ware, cement, and concrete.

Origin:
fluo- + silicic
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Fluosilicic acid is always a great word to know.
So is formaldehyde. Does it mean:
a colorless, toxic, water-soluble gas having a suffocating odor, used chiefly as a disinfectant and preservative, contained in resins and plastics
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C3N3(NH2)3, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of resins
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fluosilicic acid

noun
an unstable poisonous corrosive acid known primarily in the form of its salts 
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