fluoride

fluor·ide  (flrd, flôr-, flr-)

n.

A binary compound of fluorine with another element.

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[fluor(ine) + -ide.]

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fluoride

Noun

Chem any compound containing fluorine and another element or radical

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fluoride  (flrd)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fluoride - a salt of hydrofluoric acid boron trifluoride - a pungent colorless gas halide - a salt of any halogen acid 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

Translations

fluoride [ˈfluəraɪd] n → fluoruro

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fluoride [ˈfluəraɪd] n → fluor m

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fluoride [ˈfluəraɪd] n → Fluorid nt

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fluoride [ˈfluəraɪd] n → fluoruro