lithium fluoride
noun
: a crystalline salt LiF used especially in making prisms and ceramics and as a flux
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The molten salt will likely be a mixture of lithium fluoride and beryllium fluoride, known as FLiBe.
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IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2023
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IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2023
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