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Noun: sulphur hexafluoride
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: sulfur hexafluoride)
  1. A colourless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether; a powerful greenhouse gas widely used in the electrical utility industry
    - sulfur hexafluoride [N. Amer]

Type of: fluoride, GHG, greenhouse emission, greenhouse gas

Encyclopedia: Sulphur hexafluoride

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