hafnyl

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hafnium +‎ -yl

Noun[edit]

hafnyl (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) Containing the univalent radical Hf=O.
    • 1960, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Division of Reactor Development, E. T. Hayes, The Metallurgy of Hafnium (page 57)
      Furfural saturated with salicylic acid was used in a recent study of the separation of zirconyl and hafnyl nitrates.
    • 1961, Eugene Robert Palowitch, T. M. Nasiatka, Using a Centrifuge for Float-and-sink Testing Fine Coal, page 10:
      Application of these recrystallization techniques resulted in zirconyl-hafnyl chloride products containing less than 0.5 percent uranium, less than 0.5 percent thorium, and less than 0.1 percent iron.