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fluoridate
[ floor-i-deyt, flawr-, flohr- ]
verb (used with object)
fluoridated, fluoridating.
- to introduce a fluoride into:
to fluoridate drinking water.
fluoridate
/ 藞蹿濒蕣蓹谤瑟藢诲别瑟迟 /
verb
- to subject (water) to fluoridation
fluoridate
- To add fluorine or a fluoride to something, especially to drinking water in order to prevent tooth decay.
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 诲别路蹿濒耻辞谤顎僫路诲补迟别顎 verb (used with object) defluoridated defluoridating
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of fluoridate1
First recorded in 1945鈥50; back formation from fluoridation
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Example Sentences
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About 1.6 million more people will have their water supply fluoridated, the government has confirmed.
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State and local authorities decide for themselves whether to fluoridate the water supply.
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As of 2012, two-thirds of Americans had access to fluoridated tap water.
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Fluoride - a naturally occurring mineral recognised to protect teeth against decay - is added to water supplies in many countries, including the US, where around 63% of the population have fluoridated water.
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In England, about one in 10 people has fluoridated drinking water.
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