FLUORIDE


Meaning of FLUORIDE in English

/ ˈflɔːraɪd; NAmE ; BrE also ˈflʊər-; NAmE also ˈflʊr-/ noun

a chemical containing fluorine that protects teeth from decay and is often added to toothpaste and sometimes to drinking water

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from fluorine + -ide .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.