fluoridate

ˈflʊəraɪˌdeɪt

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Definition of fluoridate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

water treatment

TECH.

add fluoride to water to prevent tooth decay

TECH.

Many cities fluoridate their water to enhance dental health.

fluoridize

fluorinate

dental care

TECH.

treat a substance with fluoride for dental health

TECH.

Dentists often fluoridate mouth rinses for better protection.

fluoridize

fluorinate

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Origin of fluoridate

Latin, fluor (flow) + -ide (chemical suffix)

Examples of fluoridate in a sentence

Experts debate whether it is necessary to fluoridate bottled water.
Communities fluoridate water supplies to prevent cavities.
Schools sometimes fluoridate milk to improve children's dental health.

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French:ajouter du fluor, fluorer, ...
German:fluoridieren, ...
Italian:fluorare, trattare con fluoro, ...
Spanish:fluorar, fluorizar, ...
Portuguese:adicionar flúor, tratar com flúor, ...
Chinese:给...加氟, 加氟, ...
Japanese:フッ素を添加する, フッ化処理する, ...
Arabic:فلور الماء, فلور, ...
Hebrew:לְהוֹסִיף פְּלוּאוֹרִיד, ...
Russian:фторировать, ...
Ukrainian:фторувати, ...
Hindi:फ्लोराइड मिलाना, फ्लोराइड से उपचारित करना, ...
Bengali:ফ্লুরাইড যোগ করা, ফ্লোরাইড যোগ করা, ...
Catalan:fluorurar, tractar amb fluor, ...
Czech:fluoridovat, ...
Danish:fluorere, fluoridere, ...
Dutch:fluorideren, behandelen met fluoride, ...
Greek:φθοριώνω, επεξεργάζομαι με φθόριο, ...
Hungarian:fluorozni, fluoridozni, ...
Khmer:បន្ថែមហ្វ្លុយអូរីតទៅក្នុងទឹក, បន្ថែមហ្វ្លុយអូរ៉ាយ, ...
Korean:불소를 첨가하다, 불소 처리하다, ...
Persian:فلوراید اضافه کردن, فلورایددار کرد, ...
Polish:fluoryzować, ...
Portuguese (BR):adicionar flúor, fluoretar, ...
Romanian:a fluorura, a fluoriza, ...
Swedish:fluoridera, fluorera, ...
Thai:เติมฟลูออไรด์, ...
Turkish:florür eklemek, florlamak, ...
Vietnamese:cho fluoride, xử lý fluoride, ...

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