fluoridate

[ floor-i-deyt, flawr-, flohr- ]

verb (used with object),fluor·i·dat·ed, fluor·i·dat·ing.
  1. to introduce a fluoride into: to fluoridate drinking water.

Origin of fluoridate

1
First recorded in 1945–50; back formation from fluoridation

Other words from fluoridate

  • de·fluor·i·date, verb (used with object), de·fluor·i·dat·ed, de·fluor·i·dat·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for fluoridate

fluoridate

/ (ˈflʊərɪˌdeɪt) /


verb
  1. to subject (water) to fluoridation

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Scientific definitions for fluoridate

fluoridate

[ flurĭ-dāt′ ]


  1. To add fluorine or a fluoride to something, especially to drinking water in order to prevent tooth decay.

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