noun
sulfur hexafluoride; SF6
Chemical compound used as an insulating gas in electrical equipment and as a tracer gas. Technical term in chemistry and engineering.
六フッ化硫黄は変電設備の絶縁ガスとして使われる。
Sulfur hexafluoride is used as an insulating gas in substation equipment.
六フッ化硫黄の化学式はSF6です。
The chemical formula of sulfur hexafluoride is SF6.
Compound of 六 (roku, 'six'), フッ化 (fukka, 'fluoride'), and 硫黄 (iō, 'sulfur'), following standard chemical nomenclature for sulfur hexafluoride.