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Definition of Fluoridate
1. Verb. Subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride. "Fluoridize the teeth of children"
Generic synonyms: Process, Treat
Derivative terms: Fluoridation, Fluoride, Fluoridisation, Fluoride, Fluoridization
Definition of Fluoridate
1. Verb. (context: chemistry dentistry) To add fluoride to something, especially to drinking water in order to reduce tooth decay. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fluoridate
1. [v -DATED, -DATING, -DATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fluoridate
Literary usage of Fluoridate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The British Spring: A Manifesto for the Election After Next by Geoff Mulgan (1997)
"Water companies should also be under duties to fluoridate drinking water to the
level of one part per million, on request from — and at the expense of ..."
2. The City: Urban Communities and Their Problems by Alan S. Berger (1978)
"... political influence and power in large metropolitan areas (Rossi, 1960).”
For example, the decision to fluoridate city water supplies has been more ..."
3. Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA's Standards by National Research Council (2006)
"Effects of Silicofluorides It has been suggested that the silicofluorides used
to fluoridate drinking water behave differently in water than other fluoride ..."
4. Open Wide: Futures for Dentistry in 2010 by Perri 6, Ben Jupp, Tom Bentley (1996)
"The 1985 legislation is amended to provide for a duty on water companies to
fluoridate water on request from health authorities except in situations of very ..."
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