Relating to or containing fluoborate, especially describing an acid formed by combining hydrofluoric and boric acids.
From fluor- + boric (relating to boron). Fluoboric acid was first synthesized in the late 1800s as chemists experimented with fluorine compounds.
Fluoboric acid is strong enough to dissolve certain metals yet stable enough to store and use industrially, making it perfectly balanced for specific manufacturing processes.
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