"chlorine trifluoride" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} chlorine trifluoride (uncountable)
  1. (inorganic chemistry) A poisonous gaseous binary compound, CF₃, of chlorine and fluorine. Wikipedia link: chlorine trifluoride Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Inorganic compounds Translations (gaseous compound): trifluorek chloru [masculine] (Polish), klortrifluorid [common-gender] (Swedish)

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