sodium fluoride

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Noun

sodium fluoride (uncountable)

  1. (inorganic chemistry, pharmacology) 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.
    Hypernyms: fluoride < salt
    Coordinate term: potassium fluoride

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