sodium fluoride

English

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsoʊ.di.əm ˈflʊɹˌaɪd/

Noun

sodium fluoride (uncountable)

(inorganic chemistry, pharmacology) A poisonous 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.

References

“sodium fluoride”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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