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by jlokier 1376 days ago
>> HF = hydrogen flouride

> otherwise known as hydroflouric acid. nasty stuff indeed:

Technically hydrofluoric acid is hydrogen fluoride dissolved in water.

But yes, nasty stuff, and that fine distinction doesn't matter when HF gas spreads through the air, meets biology and immediately turns into the acid on contact.