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FLUORIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fluoride mean? 

FLUORIDE (noun)
  The noun FLUORIDE has 1 sense:

1. a salt of hydrofluoric acidplay

  Familiarity information: FLUORIDE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FLUORIDE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A salt of hydrofluoric acid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("fluoride" is a kind of...):

halide (a salt of any halogen acid)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fluoride"):

boron trifluoride (a pungent colorless gas)

hydrogen fluoride (a colorless poisonous corrosive liquid made by the action of sulphuric acid on calcium fluoride; solutions in water are hydrofluoric acid)

stannous fluoride (a white powder that is used to fluoridate toothpaste)

sulfur hexafluoride; sulphur hexafluoride (a colorless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether; a powerful greenhouse gas widely used in the electrical utility industry)

Derivation:

fluoridate; fluoridize (subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride)


 Context examples 


Due to its reactivity, fluorine is found in nature as fluorine compounds or fluorides.

(Fluoride Ion, NCI Thesaurus)

Fluoride may be naturally present in drinking water or may be added to it.

(Fluoride, NCI Dictionary)

Also called F 18 sodium fluoride positron emission tomography and fluorine F 18 sodium fluoride PET.

(F-18 NaF PET, NCI Dictionary)

A radiopharmaceutical consisting of the sodium salt of fluorine F 18 fluoride with radioisotopic and bone mineralizing activities.

(Fluorine F 18 Sodium Fluoride, NCI Thesaurus)

It is used primarily in the production of polyvinyl fluoride and other fluoropolymers.

(Monofluoroethene, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called F 18 sodium fluoride positron emission tomography and F-18 NaF PET.

(fluorine F 18 sodium fluoride PET, NCI Dictionary)

Also called F-18 NaF PET and fluorine F 18 sodium fluoride PET.

(F 18 sodium fluoride positron emission tomography, NCI Dictionary)

A hydrocarbon compound consisting of carbons with one or more fluoride atom incorporated in its structure that can increase the risk of human cancer.

(Carcinogenic Fluorinated Hydrocarbon, NCI Thesaurus)

These include iron, manganese, copper, iodine, zinc, cobalt, fluoride and selenium.

(Minerals, NIH)

Proprietary, over-the-counter products containing stannous fluoride and Spilanthes extract for the relief of dry mouth symptoms.

(MedActive Oral Product, NCI Thesaurus)



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