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aɪd, ˈflɔr-, ˈfloʊr- noun Chemistry.
1.
a salt of hydrofluoric acid consisting of two elements, one of which is fluorine, as sodium fluoride, NaF.
2.
a compound containing fluorine, as methyl fluoride, CH 3 F.
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| 1. | any salt of hydrofluoric acid, containing the fluoride ion, F-- |
| 2. | any compound containing fluorine, such as methyl fluoride |
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Word Origin & History
fluoride
1826, "binary compound of fluorine with another element," from the same source as fluorine (q.v.). Fluoridation, in reference to adding traces of fluorine to drinking water as a public health policy, dates from 1949.
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Medical Dictionary
fluoride fluor·ide (fl&oobreve;r'īd', flôr'-)
n.
A compound of fluorine with another element.
The univalent anion of fluorine.
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Science Dictionary
fluoride (fl r'īd') Pronunciation Key
A compound containing fluorine and another element or radical. Fluorine combines readily with nearly all the other elements, except the noble gases, to form fluorides. In some countries, fluoride is added to the drinking water as a preventive measure against tooth decay. |
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Example sentences
Thorium-fluoride reactors can operate at atmospheric temperature.
Describes the dietary reference intakes for specific nutrients known to be beneficial to health, including fluoride.
Hydrogen fluoride is a well known, potent greenhouse gas, and is a side effect of exposing uranium hexafluoride to air.
Remineralization is in turn influenced by the presence of salivary minerals, available fluoride ion and salivary flow rate.
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