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fluoridise

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fluor⋅i⋅dize

  [floor-i-dahyz, flawr-, flohr-]
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–verb (used with object), -dized, -diz⋅ing.
to treat, impregnate, or affect with a fluoride.
Also, especially British, fluor⋅i⋅dise.

Origin:
1935–40; fluoride + -ize

Related forms:
fluor⋅i⋅di⋅za⋅tion, noun
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Main Entry: flu·o·ri·dize
Variant: or British flu·o·ri·dise /-&-"dIz/
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -dized or British -dised; -diz·ing or British -dis·ing
: to treat (as the teeth) with a fluoride —flu·o·ri·di·za·tion or British flu·o·ri·di·sa·tion /"flu(-&)r-&-d&-'zA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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