SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A colorless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether; a powerful greenhouse gas widely used in the electrical utility industry

Synonyms:

sulfur hexafluoride; sulphur hexafluoride

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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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