fluoride Chem.
(ˈfluːərɪd, -aɪd)
Also fluorid.
[f. fluor-ine + -ide.]
A binary compound of fluorine with another element.
| 1826 Henry Elem. Chem. I. 283 Fluor spar, for example, may be either a fluate of lime, or a fluoride of calcium. 1849 Dana Geol. ii. (1850) 152 These fluorids are fluorids of calcium and magnesium. 1869 Roscoe Elem. Chem. 123 Dry silver fluoride. |