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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, CH3F.
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Fluoride
is always a great word to know.
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| of, pertaining to, or tending to develop into icelike crystals: glacial phosphoric acid |
| pertaining to, containing, or resembling ethyl ether |
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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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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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