1. a colorless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether; a powerful greenhouse gas widely used in the electrical utility industry; [syn: sulfur hexafluoride, sulphur hexafluoride]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sulphur hexafluoride
n 1: a colorless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether; a
powerful greenhouse gas widely used in the electrical
utility industry [syn: sulfur hexafluoride, sulphur
hexafluoride]