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hafnyl

hafnyl noun: containing the univalent radical Hf=O.

Noun

hafnyl (uncountable)

  1. Containing the univalent radical Hf=O.
    • Furfural saturated with salicylic acid was used in a recent study of the separation of zirconyl and hafnyl nitrates.1960, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Division of Reactor Development, E. T. Hayes, The Metallurgy of Hafnium (page 57)
    • Application of these recrystallization techniques resulted in zirconyl-hafnyl chloride products containing less than 0.5 percent uranium, less than 0.5 percent thorium, and less than 0.1 percent iron.1961, Eugene Robert Palowitch, T. M. Nasiatka, Using a Centrifuge for Float-and-sink Testing Fine Coal, page 10

Origin of hafnyl

From hafnium + -yl.

Questions about hafnyl

What does hafnyl mean?
Hafnyl means containing the univalent radical Hf=O.
What part of speech is hafnyl?
Hafnyl is a noun.

Words near hafnyl in the dictionary

  1. hafniosis
  2. hafnium
  3. hafnocene
  4. hafnocenes
  5. hafnon
  6. hafnyl
  7. hafod
  8. hafods
  9. Hafodyrynys
  10. haft
  11. Haft Seen

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