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fluoridize

American  
[floor-i-dahyz, flawr-, flohr-] / ˈflʊər ɪˌdaɪz, ˈflɔr-, ˈfloʊr- /
especially British, fluoridise

verb (used with object)

fluoridized, fluoridizing

  1. to treat, impregnate, or affect with a fluoride.

Other Word Forms

  • fluoridization noun

Etymology

Origin of fluoridize

First recorded in 1935–40; fluoride + -ize

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