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fluoride

[ floor-ahyd, flawr-, flohr- ]

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.


fluoride

/ 藞蹿濒蕣蓹藢谤补瑟诲 /

noun

  1. any salt of hydrofluoric acid, containing the fluoride ion, F
  2. any compound containing fluorine, such as methyl fluoride
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

fluoride

  1. 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.

fluoride

  1. Any of a number of naturally occurring compounds of the element fluorine. Fluorides have been found to be effective in preventing tooth decay and are routinely added to drinking water in most jurisdictions.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of fluoride1

First recorded in 1820鈥30; fluor- + -ide ( def )
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"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.

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Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, despite widespread opposition from dentists and national health organizations.

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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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