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fluorinate

[ floor-uh-neyt, flawr-, flohr- ]

verb (used with object)

, Chemistry.
, fluor·i·nat·ed, fluor·i·nat·ing.
  1. to treat or combine with fluorine.


fluorinate

/ ˈflʊərɪˌneɪt /

verb

  1. to treat or combine with fluorine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌfluoriˈnation, noun
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Other Words From

  • fluori·nation noun
  • un·fluori·nated adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fluorinate1

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

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