fluoride
/ˈflʊɚˌaɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.25 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "However, too much fluoride produces a mottling effect on teeth. Large doses of fluoride are actually toxic."
- "The public health practice of adding fluoride to water supplies faces new scrutiny as a few recent reports raise concerns about potential health risks and suggest the benefits may not be as significant as they once were."
- "McCoy’s team, including 66 researchers across four continents, found the salt and minerals left behind as water on Bennu, or its larger parent asteroid, evaporated. The minerals include sodium phosphates, carbonates, sulfates, chlorides and fluorides, some of which are necessary to the formation of life."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English fluor(ine) English -ide English fluoride From fluor(ine) + -ide.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈflʊɚˌaɪd/
- British English: /ˈflʊəˌɹaɪd/
Usage
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Phrases
actinium fluoride
acyl fluoride
aluminium fluoride
ammonium fluoride
argentous fluoride
arsenic tetrachloride fluoride
berkelium fluoride
beryllium fluoride