Preferred term
fluoride
Definition
- Also known as: fluoride, fluoride ion, Fluoride(1-), Perfluoride, Fluoride dust, Fluorine ion, Fluoride as dust, Fluoride ion(F-), Fluoride ion(1-)Molecular Formula: F- Molecular Weight: 18.998403; Inorganic salts of hydrofluoric acid, HF, in which the fluorine atom is in the -1 oxidation state. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Sodium and stannous salts are commonly used in dentifrices.
Broader concept
Scope note
- US LTER controlled vocabulary
Creator
- herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20824