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Molten salt reactors are advanced nuclear reactors that use liquid molten fluoride or chloride salts as a coolant.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
In large amounts, fluoride can be toxic.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 26 Dec. 2025
The amount of fluoride put in drinking water is small, or comparable to 1 minute in 1,000 days, the American Dental Association says.
—Sammy Fretwell The State, Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2025
With uranium fluoride mixed in, the molten salt itself could function as fuel.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
In large amounts, fluoride can be toxic.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 26 Dec. 2025
The amount of fluoride put in drinking water is small, or comparable to 1 minute in 1,000 days, the American Dental Association says.
—Sammy Fretwell The State, Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2025
With uranium fluoride mixed in, the molten salt itself could function as fuel.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Fluoride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluoride. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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fluoride
noun
flu·o·ride
ˈflu̇(-ə)r-ˌīd 
1
: a compound of fluorine with a more electropositive element or radical
2
: the monovalent anion of fluorine
fluoride
adjective
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