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fluorinate

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

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.
fluorinated, fluorinating
  1. to treat or combine with fluorine.


fluorinate British  
/ 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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Etymology

Origin of fluorinate

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

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The FIS said the Korean pair had allegedly violated a rule that bans fluorinated wax because it "can be a competitive advantage".

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026

Carbon dioxide is one of the chief anthropogenic greenhouse gases that contributes to climate change; the others are methane, water vapor, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases.

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024

The settlement involving DuPont, the Chemours Co. and Corteva Inc. resolves Ohio’s claims relating to releases of manmade, fluorinated compounds known as PFAS.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023

FIS banned the substance from its competitions after years of debate about the potential harm fluorinated wax can cause to health and the environment.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 28, 2023

PFAS, a family of highly fluorinated substances, represent a danger for humans and the environment.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2023

Hoping to improve its citizens' teeth, Newburgh, N.Y. is fluorinating its water supply.

From Time Magazine Archive

Our ship was built before they started fluorinating the water supplies, and somehow we never find time to take the treatment while we're on Earth.

From Starman's Quest by Stan Mack

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