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# fluoride

noun (fluoride, uncountable)

«fluoride» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Fluoride is a natural mineral that helps make teeth strong and protects them from holes (decay). It is added to most toothpastes and, in many places, to tap water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluoride/#m1)

### In the lessons

In health and hygiene lessons: brush your teeth twice a day with fluoride toothpaste, use a pea-sized amount, spit it out and do not rinse straight away so the fluoride keeps working; dentists sometimes paint fluoride varnish on children's teeth. In science, fluoride is a compound of the element fluorine. Phrases: fluoride toothpaste, fluoride varnish.

### Examples

- Use fluoride toothpaste twice a day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluoride/#x1)
- Fluoride helps stop tooth decay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluoride/#x2)
- Spit out the toothpaste, but don't rinse it all away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluoride/#x3)
- Our tap water has fluoride in it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluoride/#x4)
- The dentist painted fluoride on my teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluoride/#x5)
- Fluoride makes tooth enamel stronger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluoride/#x6)
- A pea-sized blob of fluoride toothpaste is enough for children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluoride/#x7)
- Do not swallow toothpaste. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluoride/#x8)

### Note

Uncountable. Spelled fluor-ide (not «flouride»: f-l-u-o). Pronounced FLOOR-ide. Too much swallowed fluoride is not good, which is why children use only a small amount and spit it out.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fluoride» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluoride/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fluoride» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fluoride.html) on Mova free.