sodium fluoride

English

Pronunciation

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

Noun

sodium fluoride (uncountable)

1. (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.