1. A colourless poisonous corrosive liquid made by the action of sulphuric acid on calcium fluoride; solutions in water are hydrofluoric acid

Derived forms: hydrogen fluorides

Type of: fluoride

Encyclopedia: Hydrogen fluoride

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