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fluoridate
(redirected from fluoridated)

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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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MY HOMETOWN NEVER FLUORIDATED ITS DRINKING WATER, DUE TO AN IRRATIONAL COLD WAR FEAR THAT IT WAS PART OF SOME RUSSIAN "MIND CONTROL" PLOT.
What we believe by Bagge, Peter / Reason
In a bid to bring bottled water to kids, the company, which owns Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water (among other brands), is launching an 8-ounce bottle with fluoridated water and the Aquapod, a bubble-shape 11-ounce bottle.
PULSE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
As of 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that more than 162 million Americans were receiving fluoridated water.
Hypothesis Decay? Blood lead-fluoridation link not confirmed by Tibbetts, John / Environmental Health Perspectives
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