Chemicals and Drugs

Fluorine

A nonmetallic, diatomic gas that is a trace element and member of the halogen family. It is used in dentistry as fluoride (FLUORIDES) to prevent dental caries.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A nonmetallic, diatomic gas that is a trace element and member of the halogen family. It is used in dentistry as fluoride (FLUORIDES) to prevent dental caries.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
F
Molecular Weight
18.99840316 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
14762-94-8
IUPAC Name
fluorane
InChIKey
YCKRFDGAMUMZLT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
[F]
MeSH Unique ID
D005461
Source
PubChem CID 5360525

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Fluorine-19
  • Fluorine 19

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

if discussed as a trace element, coordinate with TRACE ELEMENTS

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. D01w.268w.380w.300w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fluorine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005461. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005461
  2. Fluorine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorine
  3. Fluorine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q650
  4. Fluorine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5360525. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5360525