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silicon tetrafluoride

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a colorless, fuming gas, SiF 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of fluosilicic acid.


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When warmed in a glass vessel, the latter becomes etched, owing to the formation of silicon tetrafluoride, SiF4.

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