Hydrofluoric
Pronunciation : Hy`dro*flu*or"ic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Hydro-, 2 + fluoric.] (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: Pertaining to, or containing, hydrogen and fluorine; fluohydric; as, hydrofluoric acid. Hydrofluoric acid (Chem.), a colorless, mobile, volatile liquid, HF, very corrosive in its action, and having a strong, pungent, suffocating odor. It is produced by the action of sulphuric acid on fluorite, and is usually collected as a solution in water. It attacks all silicates, as glass or porcelain, is the agent employed in etching glass, and is preserved only in vessels of platinum, lead, caoutchouc, or gutta-percha.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913