fluoridation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English fluor(ine) English -ide English fluoride Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English fluoridation From fluoride + -ation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act or process of adding fluoride to something, especially water.
Israel's decision to ban fluoridation follows a vote to preclude the practice in Portland, Ore., and Wichita, Kan. It was also recently overturned in Hamilton, the fourth most populous city in New Zealand.
2013 August 9, Douglas Main, “Israel Outlaws Water Fluoridation”, in Live Science, retrieved 30 Sep 2013:Proposed restrictions on fluoridation in New Hampshire, Tennessee and North Dakota were rejected. A measure in Kentucky to make fluoridation optional stalled in the state Senate.
2025 March 28, “Utah becomes the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water”, in CNN, sourced from Associated Press:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fluoridations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
defluoridation · antifluoridation
Relateds
fluoritization · water fluoridation · fluoridated · fluoridationist · fluoridate
Translations (6)
pt fluoretação (the act or process of adding fluoride to something, especially water) · fi fluoraus (the act or process of adding fluoride to something, especially water) · ca fluoració (the act or process of adding fluoride to something, especially water) · et fluorimine (the act or process of adding fluoride to something, especially water) · sk fluoridácia (the act or process of adding fluoride to something, especially water) · el φθορίωση (the act or process of adding fluoride to something, especially water)