fluoride
A binary compound of fluorine and another element or radical.
Other meanings
Any of certain salts of hydrofluoric acid, such as the simple metallic ones.
The anionic form of a fluorine atom.
Kinds of fluoride
- boron trifluoride
- hydrogen fluoride
- sulfur hexafluoride
Related words
- acyl fluoride
- graphite fluoride
- hydrogen fluoride
- methyl fluoride
- sulfonyl fluoride
- vinyl fluoride
- actinium fluoride
- aluminium fluoride
- aluminofluoride
- antifluoride
- bifluoride
- fluorided
Where this comes from
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