sodium fluoride

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noun

a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, NaF, used chiefly in the fluoridation of water, as an insecticide, and as a rodenticide.

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Origin of sodium fluoride

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby sodium fluoride

sodium citrate, sodium cyanide, sodium cyclamate, sodium dichromate, sodium ethylate, sodium fluoride, sodium fluoroacetate, sodium glutamate, sodium hexametaphosphate, sodium hydrosulfite, sodium hydroxide

How to use sodium fluoride in a sentence

The use of ammonium fluoride (or sodium fluoride) and a mineral acid is more convenient.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
In it are dissolved varying quantities of metallic and non-metallic fluorides, such as boron trifluoride, sodium fluoride, etc.
Uller Uprising|Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr
Examination of his stomach contents showed a lethal quantity of sodium fluoride.
The Syndic|C.M. Kornbluth
A chloro-fluoride, PbClF, is obtained by adding sodium fluoride to a solution of lead chloride.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3|Various

Sodium fluoride also possesses the advantage of not attracting moisture.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891|Various

Scientific definitions for sodium fluoride

sodium fluoride

A colorless, crystalline salt used to fluoridate water and treat tooth decay. It is also used as an insecticide and a disinfectant. Chemical formula: NaF.