fluoridize

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

verb (used with object),fluor·i·dized, fluor·i·diz·ing.
  1. to treat, impregnate, or affect with a fluoride.

Origin of fluoridize

1
First recorded in 1935–40; fluoride + -ize
  • Also especially British, fluor·i·dise .

Other words from fluoridize

  • fluor·i·di·za·tion, noun

Words Nearby fluoridize

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