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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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(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
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