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FLUORIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A salt of hydrofluoric acid
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fluoride" is a kind of...):
halide (a salt of any halogen acid)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fluoride"):
boron trifluoride (a pungent colorless gas)
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)
Derivation:
fluoridate; fluoridize (subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride)
Context examples:
Treatment may include adding fluoride to prevent cavities and chlorine to kill germs.
(Drinking Water, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Beryllium fluoride is mainly used to produce beryllium metal and alloys and is also used in the production of glass and nuclear reactors.
(Beryllium Fluoride, NCI Thesaurus)
A paste of mild abrasives, detergents, flavoring agents, binders, fluoride, and other active and/or inert ingredient(s).
(Dentifrice Paste Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
A powder composed of a mild abrasives, detergents, flavoring agents, binders, fluoride, and other active and/or inert ingredient(s).
(Dentifrice Powder Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
Products such as dandruff shampoo, fluoride toothpaste, and antiperspirant deodorant are both cosmetics and drugs.
(Cosmetics, Food and Drug Administration)
For all children, you should: • Start using a pea-sized amount of fluoride toothpaste when they are two years old. You might start sooner, if a dentist or doctor suggests it. • Provide healthy foods and limit sweet snacks and drinks • Schedule regular dental check-ups
(Child Dental Health, NIH: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)
The hydrochloride salt form of a radioconjugate composed of a synthetic derivative of the amino acid methionine radiolabeled with fluoride F 18, with potential use as a tumor imaging agent during positron emission tomography (PET).
(Fluorine F 18-labeled S-(3-Fluoropropyl)homocysteine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A compound with carcinogenic activity that has a carbon-based backbone that may be a cyclic or non-cyclic structure with single, double or triple bonds and can have other elements besides hydrogen incorporated in its structure but has at least one halogen (chloride, bromide, fluoride, iodide, and astatine) atom substituted for one of the hydrogen atoms.
(Organo-halide Carcinogen, NCI Thesaurus)
Here's how to keep your mouth and teeth healthy: • Brush your teeth every day with a fluoride toothpaste • Clean between your teeth every day with floss or another type of between-the-teeth cleaner • Snack smart - limit sugary snacks • Don't smoke or chew tobacco • See your dentist or oral health professional regularly
(Dental Health, NIH: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)
Molecules with carcinogenic activity that almost entirely consist of carbon and hydrogen that may be cyclic or non-cyclic structures with single, double bonds or both but have at least one halogen element (chloride, bromide, fluoride, iodide, astatine) atom substituted for one of the hydrogen atoms.
(Carcinogenic Halogenated Hydrocarbon, NCI Thesaurus)
