sodium fluoride
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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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 BeringerIn 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. CarrExamination of his stomach contents showed a lethal quantity of sodium fluoride.
The Syndic | C.M. KornbluthA chloro-fluoride, PbClF, is obtained by adding sodium fluoride to a solution of lead chloride.
sodium fluoride also possesses the advantage of not attracting moisture.
Scientific definitions for 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.
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