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fluoridate

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fluor·i·date  (flr-dt, flôr-, flr-)
tr.v. fluor·i·dat·ed, fluor·i·dat·ing, fluor·i·dates
To add a fluorine compound to (a drinking water supply, for example) for the purpose of reducing tooth decay.
fluoridate [ˈflʊərɪˌdeɪt]
vb
(Chemistry) to subject (water) to fluoridation
fluoridate  (flr-dt)
To add fluorine or a fluoride to something, especially to drinking water in order to prevent tooth decay.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.fluoridate - subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride; "fluoridized water"; "fluoridize the teeth of children"
fluoridise, fluoridize
process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
Translations
fluoridate [ˈflʊərɪˌdeɪt] VT → fluorizar
fluoridate
vt → mit Fluor versetzen, fluorieren


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Those observations led health officials to fluoridate water supplies in the first place, says John P.
Natural fluoride isn't quite enough. (Dental Health) by Science News
Fielding noted that only four of the 88 cities in the county - Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Long Beach and Pico Rivera - fluoridate their water, a process shown to prevent tooth decay.
NO. 1 KIDS' EPIDEMIC: BAD TEETH by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
In the United States, several agents are used to fluoridate community water supplies, including silicofluoride compounds (sodium silicofluoride and hydrofluosilicic acid) and sodium fluoride.
Blood lead concentrations in children and method of water ... by Malvitz, Dolores M. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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