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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A colorless crystalline salt, NaF, used to fluoridate water, to prevent tooth decay, and as an insecticide and disinfectant.
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- noun inorganic chemistry The
salt NaF, used in thefluoridation of water
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- noun a colorless crystalline salt of sodium (NaF) used in fluoridation of water and to prevent tooth decay
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