fluoride

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Etymology

From fluor(ine) +‎ -ide.

Pronunciation

Noun

fluoride (countable and uncountable, plural fluorides)

  1. (chemistry) Any salt of hydrofluoric acid; for example, potassium fluoride.
    • 2000, Lawrie Ryan, Advanced Chemistry for You, Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes, →ISBN, page 54:
      However, too much fluoride produces a mottling effect on teeth. Large doses of fluoride are actually toxic.
  2. (chemistry) A binary compound of fluorine and another element or radical.

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Noun

fluoride

  1. genitive singular of fluor