sulfur hexafluoride

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sulfur hexafluoride - a colorless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether; a powerful greenhouse gas widely used in the electrical utility industry

sulphur hexafluoride

fluoride - a salt of hydrofluoric acid

greenhouse emission, greenhouse gas - a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation

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fluoride greenhouse emission greenhouse gas sulphur hexafluoride			The rules would focus on six greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride, Jackson said. US moves to limit industrial greenhouse gas emissions by AFP / AFP American Edition The rules would focus on six greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride, Jackson said. US moves to limit industrial greenhouse gas emissions by AFP / AFP Global Edition Like-wise, if concerns about the global warming potential of sulfur hexafluoride [discussed later in this article] are addressed in a regulatory scheme, DoD must be prepared to make investments that ensure its mission capabilities are maintained. Controlling acquisition risk via scanning for emerging contaminants by Cunniff, Shannon E.; Asiello, David J. / Defense AT & L			sulfate sulfathiazole sulfide sulfinpyrazone sulfinyl sulfisoxazole sulfite sulfo- sulfon- sulfonamide sulfonate sulfone sulfonic sulfonic acid sulfonium sulfonmethane sulfonyl sulfonylurea sulfoxide sulfur sulfur bacteria sulfur bacterium sulfur bottom sulfur butterfly sulfur dioxide sulfur hexafluoride sulfur mine sulfur mustard sulfur oxide sulfur paintbrush sulfur trioxide sulfur-yellow sulfurate sulfureous sulfuret sulfurette sulfuretted sulfuric sulfuric acid sulfurize sulfurized sulfurous sulfurous acid sulfuryl sulfuryl chloride Sulidae sulindac sulk Sulker sulkily sulkiness			sulfur butterfly sulfur butterfly sulfur cement Sulfur Chemiluminescence Detector Sulfur Chemistry in the Antarctic Troposphere Experiment sulfur chloride Sulfur compounds Sulfur compounds Sulfur compounds Sulfur dichloride sulfur dioxide sulfur dioxide sulfur dioxide sulfur dioxide sulfur dome Sulfur dye Sulfur Fertilizer Sulfur Financial Instrument Sulfur Fluoride sulfur g's sulfur g's sulfur g's sulfur granule sulfur granule sulfur granule sulfur granules sulfur granules sulfur granules Sulfur hexaflouride Sulfur hexaflouride sulfur hexafluoride Sulfur Hexafluoride Gas sulfur hexameter sulfur iodide sulfur iodine Sulfur isotope Sulfur isotope Sulfur isotope sulfur mine sulfur monobromide Sulfur monoxide sulfur mustard sulfur mustard sulfur mustard sulfur mustard sulfur mustard Sulfur mustard gas sulfur myopathy sulfur myopathy sulfur myopathy sulfur number sulfur nutritional deficiency sulfur nutritional deficiency sulfur nutritional deficiency Sulfur Ointment Sulfur Ore sulfur oxide sulfur oxide Sulfur oxides Sulfur oxides sulfur oxychloride

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