silicofluoric acid

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silicofluoric acid - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fluosilicic \Flu`o*si*lic"ic\, a. [Fluo- + silicic: cf. F.
     fluosilicique.] (Chem.)
     Composed of, or derived from, silicon and fluorine.
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     Fluosilicic acid, a double fluoride of hydrogen and
        silicon, H2F6Si, obtained in solution in water as a sour
        fuming liquid, and regarded as the type of the
        fluosilicates; -- called also silicofluoric acid, and
        hydrofluosilicic acid.
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  Silicofluoric \Sil`i*co*flu*or"ic\, a. (Chem.)
     Containing, or composed of, silicon and fluorine; especially,
     denoting the compounds called silicofluorides.
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     Silicofluoric acid (Chem.), a compound of hydrofluoric acid
        and silicon fluoride, known only in watery solution. It is
        produced by the action of silicon fluoride on water, and
        is regarded as an acid, H2SiF6, and the type and origin
        of the silicofluorides.
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