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difluoride

UK/daɪˈflɔːɹaɪd/

difluoride noun: any chloride containing two fluorine atoms in each molecule.

Noun

difluoride (plural difluorides)

  1. any chloride containing two fluorine atoms in each molecule
    Synonyms:
    bifluoride

Synonyms of difluoride

Forms of difluoride

pluraldifluorides

Origin of difluoride

From di- + fluoride.

Words formed from difluoride

Questions about difluoride

What does difluoride mean?
Difluoride means any chloride containing two fluorine atoms in each molecule.
What part of speech is difluoride?
Difluoride is a noun.
How do you pronounce difluoride?
Difluoride is pronounced /daɪˈflɔːɹaɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of difluoride?
The plural of difluoride is difluorides.

Words near difluoride in the dictionary

  1. diflumidone
  2. diflunisal
  3. difluocortolone
  4. difluoramine
  5. difluoramines
  6. difluoride
  7. difluorides
  8. difluorinate
  9. difluorinated
  10. difluorinates
  11. difluorinating

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