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SULPHUR HEXAFLUORIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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:
Hypernyms ("sulphur 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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