fluoridize

fluoridize
fluoridize fluoridize v. t. to subject to fluoridation, as of water.

Syn: fluoridate. [WordNet 1.5]


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  • fluoridize — verb subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride fluoridized water fluoridize the teeth of children • Syn: ↑fluoridate, ↑fluoridise • Derivationally related forms: ↑fluoridisation (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • fluoridize — fluoridization, n. /floor i duyz , flawr , flohr /, v.t., fluoridized, fluoridizing. to treat, impregnate, or affect with a fluoride. Also, esp. Brit., fluoridise. [1935 40; FLUORIDE + IZE] * * * …   Universalium

  • fluoridize — flu·o·ri·dize or Brit flu·o·ri·dise ə .dīz vt, dized or Brit dised; diz·ing or Brit dis·ing to treat (as the teeth) with a fluoride flu·o·ri·di·za·tion or Brit flu·o·ri·di·sa·tion .flu̇( ə)r ə də zā shən n …   Medical dictionary

  • fluoridize — v. add fluoride to the public water supply to reduce tooth decay …   English contemporary dictionary

  • fluoridize — flu·o·ri·dize …   English syllables

  • fluoridise — verb subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride fluoridized water fluoridize the teeth of children • Syn: ↑fluoridate, ↑fluoridize • Derivationally related forms: ↑fluoridisation, ↑fluoridization …   Useful english dictionary

  • fluoridate — v. t. To subject to fluoridation, as of water; to add fluoride to. Syn: fluoridize. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fluoridisation — noun the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay) • Syn: ↑fluoridation, ↑fluoridization • Derivationally related forms: ↑fluoridise, ↑fluoridize (for: ↑fluoridization), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • fluoridization — noun the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay) • Syn: ↑fluoridation, ↑fluoridisation • Derivationally related forms: ↑fluoridise (for: ↑fluoridisation), ↑fluoridize, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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