fluoride

noun

often attributive
1
: a compound of fluorine
2
: the monovalent anion of fluorine

Examples of fluoride in a Sentence

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What To Know In November 2024, Ladapo called for a stop to adding fluoride to drinking water in Florida due to risks that his guidance said were associated with fluoride exposure. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 What results have been seen in other communities that removed fluoride from drinking water? Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025 Since siding with Trump last year, the vaccine skeptic claimed without evidence that fluoride is a harmful addition to drinking water, and suggested Americans begin drinking raw milk amid news of bird flu being found in batches of the beverage. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025 The call to remove fluoride from drinking water stems from poor and false science, Polite said. Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fluoride

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fluoride was in 1826

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“Fluoride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluoride. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

fluoride

noun
flu·​o·​ride
ˈflu̇(-ə)r-ˌīd
: a compound of fluorine with another element or chemical group

Medical Definition

fluoride

noun
flu·​o·​ride ˈflu̇(-ə)r-ˌīd How to pronounce fluoride (audio)
1
: a compound of fluorine with a more electropositive element or radical
2
: the monovalent anion of fluorine
fluoride adjective

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