fluoridize

verb (used with object), fluor·i·dized, fluor·i·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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fluoridize
verb
subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride; "fluoridized water"; "fluoridize the teeth of children" [syn: fluoridate]

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