FLUORIDE

fluoride

(noun) a salt of hydrofluoric acid

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fluoride (plural fluorides)

(chemistry) Any salt of hydrofluoric acid; for example, potassium fluoride.

(chemistry) A binary compound of fluorine and another element or radical.

Source: Wiktionary


Flu"or*ide ( or ; 104), n. Etym: [Cf. F. fluoride.] (Chem.)

Definition: A binary compound of fluorine with another element or radical. Calcium fluoride (Min.), fluorite, CaF2. See Fluorite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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