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fluoride
[ floor-ahyd, flawr-, flohr- ]
noun
- a salt of hydrofluoric acid consisting of two elements, one of which is fluorine, as sodium fluoride, NaF.
- a compound containing fluorine, as methyl fluoride, CH 3 F.
fluoride
/ 藞蹿濒蕣蓹藢谤补瑟诲 /
noun
- any salt of hydrofluoric acid, containing the fluoride ion, F 鈥
- any compound containing fluorine, such as methyl fluoride
fluoride
- 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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Origin of fluoride1
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Example Sentences
"But the joke was about fluoride. I have big, gap teeth, not bad teeth."
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"But the whole joke was about fluoride," she wrote on Sunday.
Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, despite widespread opposition from dentists and national health organizations.
Damaged lithium-ion batteries are at high risk of catching fire and releasing toxic gases such as hydrogen fluoride and carbon monoxide.
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