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SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sulfur hexafluoride mean?
• SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE (noun)
The noun SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE has 1 sense:
1. a colorless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether; a powerful greenhouse gas widely used in the electrical utility industry
Familiarity information: SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A colorless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether; a powerful greenhouse gas widely used in the electrical utility industry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
sulfur hexafluoride; sulphur hexafluoride
Hypernyms ("sulfur hexafluoride" is a kind of...):
fluoride (a salt of hydrofluoric acid)
greenhouse emission; greenhouse gas (a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation)
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