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STANNOUS FLUORIDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stannous fluoride mean?
• STANNOUS FLUORIDE (noun)
The noun STANNOUS FLUORIDE has 1 sense:
1. a white powder that is used to fluoridate toothpaste
Familiarity information: STANNOUS FLUORIDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white powder that is used to fluoridate toothpaste
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("stannous fluoride" is a kind of...):
fluoride (a salt of hydrofluoric acid)
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