fluorinate

American

[floor-uh-neyt, flawr-, flohr-] / ˈflʊər əˌneɪt, ˈflɔr-, ˈfloʊr- /

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.

fluorinated, fluorinating

to treat or combine with fluorine.

fluorinate British

/ ˈflʊərɪˌneɪt /

verb

to treat or combine with fluorine

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Other Word Forms

fluorination noun
unfluorinated adjective

Etymology

Origin of fluorinate

First recorded in 1930–35; fluorine + -ate ¹

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