fluoride

[ floor-ahyd, flawr-, flohr- ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a salt of hydrofluoric acid consisting of two elements, one of which is fluorine, as sodium fluoride, NaF.
2. a compound containing fluorine, as methyl fluoride, CH 3 F.

fluoride

/ ˈflʊəˌraɪd /

noun

1. any salt of hydrofluoric acid, containing the fluoride ion, F ^–
2. any compound containing fluorine, such as methyl fluoride

fluoride

/ flr′īd′ /

1. 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.

fluoride

1. Any of a number of naturally occurring compounds of the element fluorine. Fluorides have been found to be effective in preventing tooth decay and are routinely added to drinking water in most jurisdictions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fluoride¹

First recorded in 1820–30; fluor- + -ide ( def )

Example Sentences

Kennedy has long campaigned against the practice, and claimed in a recent post on X that Trump, as president, would be advising ”all US water systems to remove fluoride from public water”.

From BBC

Vaccines and fluoride are just two areas where Kennedy will have an opportunity to implement ideas that lack strong scientific support.

From Los Angeles Times

This is where he stands on vaccines, food, fluoride and health agencies.

From BBC

On the weekend before the election, Kennedy said the new administration would remove fluoride from public water systems, making several false claims about its health effects.

From Salon

And Kennedy triggered concerns by calling fluoride “an industrial waste” and saying he would push to have the mineral removed from drinking water.

From Los Angeles Times