fluoridize

ˈflɔːrəˌdaɪz

Definition of fluoridize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

dental care

TECH.

treat with fluoride to prevent tooth decay

TECH.

Many countries fluoridize their water supplies to enhance dental health.

fluoridate

fluoridise

treatment

TECH.

add fluoride to a substance or surface

TECH.

The city decided to fluoridize the water supply.

fluoridate

fluorinate

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Origin of fluoridize

Latin, fluor (flow) + -ize (to make)

Examples of fluoridize in a sentence

Communities debate whether to fluoridize the local water supply.
Dentists often fluoridize teeth to prevent decay.
They decided to fluoridize the community pool.

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French:fluorer, fluoriser, ...
German:fluoridieren, fluorieren, ...
Italian:fluorizzare, aggiungere fluoro, ...
Spanish:fluorizar, ...
Portuguese:fluorizar, adicionar flúor, ...
Chinese:氟化, 加氟, ...
Japanese:フッ素処理する, フッ化処理する, ...
Arabic:عَالَجَ بِالفْلُورَايْد, عَالَجَ بِالفُلورِيدِ, ...
Hebrew:לְהוֹסִיף פְּלוֹאוֹרִיד, לְבַצֵּעַ פְּלוֹאוּרִידָצְיָה, ...
Russian:фторировать, добавлять фтор, ...
Ukrainian:фторувати, додавати фтор, ...
Hindi:फ्लोराइड से उपचार करना, जोड़ना, ...
Bengali:ফ্লোরাইড দিয়ে চিকিত্সা করা, ফ্লোরাইড যোগ করা, ...
Catalan:fluoritzar, afegir fluor, ...
Czech:fluoridovat, přidat fluorid, ...
Danish:fluoridisere, fluorere, ...
Dutch:fluorideren, fluoride toevoegen, ...
Greek:φθοριώνω, φθοριώ, ...
Hungarian:fluoridálni, fluoriddal kezelni, ...
Khmer:បន្ថែមសារធាតុហ្វ្លុយអូរីត, បន្ថែមហ្វ្លុយអូរីត, ...
Korean:불소 처리하다, 불소를 첨가하다, ...
Persian:فلوراید کردن, فلوراید اضافه کرد, ...
Polish:fluoryzować, dodać fluor, ...
Portuguese (BR):fluorizar, adicionar flúor, ...
Romanian:a fluoriza, a fluorura, ...
Swedish:fluoridera, ...
Thai:ฟลูออไรด์, เติมฟลูออไรด์, ...
Turkish:florürlemek, florlamak, ...
Vietnamese:fluor hóa, thêm fluoride, ...

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