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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   any chloride containing three fluorine atoms in each molecule

Etymology

From tri- + fluoride.

Related phrases

arsenic trifluorideboron trifluoridebromine trifluoridechlorine trifluoridediethylaminosulfur trifluoridenitrogen trifluoridephosphorus trifluoride

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