FLUORIDE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'floou`rId
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a salt of hydrofluoric acid

	See Also:	boron trifluoride, halide, hydrogen fluoride, stannous fluoride

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Flu"or*ide\ (? or ?; 104), n. [Cf. F. fluoride.] (Chem.) A binary compound of fluorine with another element or radical. {Calcium fluoride} (Min.), fluorite, {CaF2}. See {Fluorite}.

Medical Dictionary

	Definition:	Element found in nature that helps prevent tooth decay.