sodium fluoride

noun

sodium fluoride

noun

US /ˌsoʊ.di.əm ˈflʊɹˌaɪd/

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Chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Medicine, Natural sciences, Pharmacology, Physical sciences, Sciences A crystalline salt NaF that is used in trace amounts in the fluoridation of drinking water and toothpastes, in metallurgy, as a flux, and as a pesticide.

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