hydrofluoboricadj.
/ˌhʌɪdrəʊfluːəʊˈbɔːrɪk/ Chemistry.
In hydrofluoboric acid (BF3.HF), or hydrogen borofluoride, a compound obtained by passing gaseous boron fluoride into water: also called borofluorhydric acid.
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1849 D. Campbell Pract. Text-bk. Inorg. Chem. 95 A new acid named hydrofluoboric acid (3HF + 2BF3).
1863–72 H. Watts Dict. Chem. I. 634 Distilled with sulphuric acid, they [borofluorides] give off gaseous fluoride of boron and aqueous hydrofluoboric acid.
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