SULPHUR HEXAFLUORIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sulphur hexafluoride mean? 

• SULPHUR HEXAFLUORIDE (noun)
  The noun SULPHUR HEXAFLUORIDE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SULPHUR HEXAFLUORIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SULPHUR HEXAFLUORIDE (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

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

sulfur hexafluoride; sulphur hexafluoride

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)