A chemical compound containing two fluorine atoms bonded to another element.
From 'bi-' (two) plus 'fluoride.' Used in chemistry to denote compounds where fluorine appears twice in the molecular structure.
Bifluorid compounds are important in refrigeration and some industrial processes, and the double fluorine makes them behave very differently from regular fluorides—chemistry's version of 'two is not just twice as strong!'
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