A compound containing both fluorine and chlorine bonded with a metal or other element.
From fluor- + chloride. Mixed halogen compounds like this represent an important class in inorganic chemistry developed in the 20th century.
Mixing fluorine and chlorine in one compound is tricky because they're both so reactive, but when it works, you get compounds that are extremely useful for specialized refrigeration and etching.
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