"sodium fluoride" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌsoʊ.di.əm ˈflʊɹˌaɪd/ [General-American]
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  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. Tags: uncountable Hypernyms: fluoride, salt Coordinate_terms: potassium fluoride
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