calcium fluoride

collocation in English

meaningsofcalciumandfluoride

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calcium
noun[U]
uk
/ˈkæl.si.əm/us
/ˈkæl.si.əm/
a chemical element that is present in teeth, bones, ...
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fluoride
noun[U]
uk
/ˈflɔː.raɪd/us
/ˈflɔːr.aɪd/
a chemical substance sometimes added to water or toothpaste (= substance for cleaning teeth) in order to help keep ...
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(Definition ofcalciumandfluoridefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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E-beam-induced absorption of laser radiation incalciumfluorideoptical windows has been measured.
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Confusion ofcalciumfluoridespheres with bacteria is not new.
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If we do it through milk, we need to have less than 2 tonnes—1.86 tonnes ofcalciumfluoride.
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It is fluoride ion, which is formed from bothcalciumfluorideand sodium fluoride when put into solution.
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The fluoride ion is exactly the same, whatever its origin, whether it has come fromcalciumfluorideor from sodium fluoride.
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It iscalciumfluoridewhich occurs naturally in water, but when artificial fluoridation is introduced it is sodium fluoride that is used.
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When one looks at the analysis of the water that people refer to as rich in fluorine, one is looking atcalciumfluoride.
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This is not so, because the only difference is thatcalciumfluoridedissolves much less easily and far more of it has to be handled to achieve the same concentration.
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I am often told thatcalciumfluorideis all right—"it is natural"—whereas sodium fluoride, which is what is added to the water, is dangerous.
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At high doses,calciumfluoridedissolves poorly and is poorly absorbed from the gut, in comparison with many other fluoride compounds including certain complex inorganic sodium fluorides.
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Very little study has been made of the difference in action betweencalciumfluoride, which occurs in natural supplies, and sodium fluoride, which it is proposed to add to supplies.
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Calciumfluorideis not a substance that will enter the bloodstream and it has got to enter the bloodstream before it can have any effect upon our teeth.
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Dioxides of tetravalent actinides crystallize in the cubic system, same as incalciumfluoride.
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It is composed ofcalciumfluoride, with small impurities.
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It was postulated that beta radiation given by uranium inclusions continuously break downcalciumfluorideinto calcium and fluorine atoms.
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Electrode coatings can consist of a number of different compounds, including rutile,calciumfluoride, cellulose, and iron powder.
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This varies from several weeks incalciumfluorideto up to two years.
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Optical elements made ofcalciumfluoride, namely of fluorite crystals, are used in some telephoto lenses, to correct color aberration.
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Crystals of calcium sulfate orcalciumfluorideare doped with dysprosium.
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Uranium-dopedcalciumfluoridewas the second type of solid state laser invented, in the 1960s.
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Most nuclear fuel is uranium dioxide, which is a cubic solid with a structure similar to that ofcalciumfluoride.
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