fluosilicic acid

[ floo-oh-si-lis-ik as-id, floo- ]

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noun

Chemistry.

an unstable acid, H 2 SiF 6 , known only in its colorless, poisonous, fuming aqueous solution or in the form of its salts: used chiefly as a wood preservative, a disinfectant, and as a hardening agent in the manufacture of ceramic ware, cement, and concrete.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fluosilicic acid¹

fluo- + silicic

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To Priestly we owe our knowledge of oxygen, binoxide of nitrogen, sulphurous acid, fluosilicic acid, muriatic acid, ammonia, carburetted hydrogen, and carbonic oxide.

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If the temperature be too high, fluosilicic acid is generated, and will form a silicious incrustation upon the cool portion of the tube.

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fluosilicate fluoxetine

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