Definition of "hexafluoride" []

• Any fluoride containing six fluorine atoms in each molecule (noun)

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• "Sulfur hexafluoride is heavier than the air around us, actually 6 times denser than the surrounding air."
• "This process requires uranium to be in gaseous form and the way this is achieved is to convert it to uranium hexafluoride, which is a gas at relatively low temperatures."
• "The product of this stage of the nuclear fuel cycle is enriched uranium hexafluoride, which is reconverted to produce enriched uranium oxide."