Tetrafluoride
[te-truh-floo r-ahyd, -flawr-, -flohr-] /ˌtɛ trəˈflʊər aɪd, -ˈflɔr-, -ˈfloʊr-/
noun, Chemistry.
1.
a fluoride containing four fluorine atoms.
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