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fluoridate
fluor·i·date F0206600 (flo͝or′ĭ-dāt′, flôr′-)tr.v. fluor·i·dat·ed, fluor·i·dat·ing, fluor·i·dates To add a fluorine compound to (a drinking water supply, for example) for the purpose of reducing tooth decay.
fluor′i·da′tion (-dā′shən) n.fluoridate (ˈflʊərɪˌdeɪt) vb (Chemistry) to subject (water) to fluoridation. Also: fluoridize or fluoridise fluor•i•date (ˈflʊər ɪˌdeɪt, ˈflɔr-, ˈfloʊr-)
v.t. -dat•ed, -dat•ing. to introduce a fluoride into: to fluoridate drinking water. [1945–50] fluor·i·date (flo͝or′ĭ-dāt′) To add fluorine or a fluoride to something, especially to drinking water in order to prevent tooth decay.fluoridate
Past participle: fluoridated
Gerund: fluoridating
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| fluoridate | | fluoridate |
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| I fluoridate | | you fluoridate | | he/she/it fluoridates | | we fluoridate | | you fluoridate | | they fluoridate |
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| I fluoridated | | you fluoridated | | he/she/it fluoridated | | we fluoridated | | you fluoridated | | they fluoridated |
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| I am fluoridating | | you are fluoridating | | he/she/it is fluoridating | | we are fluoridating | | you are fluoridating | | they are fluoridating |
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| I have fluoridated | | you have fluoridated | | he/she/it has fluoridated | | we have fluoridated | | you have fluoridated | | they have fluoridated |
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| I was fluoridating | | you were fluoridating | | he/she/it was fluoridating | | we were fluoridating | | you were fluoridating | | they were fluoridating |
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| I had fluoridated | | you had fluoridated | | he/she/it had fluoridated | | we had fluoridated | | you had fluoridated | | they had fluoridated |
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| I will fluoridate | | you will fluoridate | | he/she/it will fluoridate | | we will fluoridate | | you will fluoridate | | they will fluoridate |
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| I will have fluoridated | | you will have fluoridated | | he/she/it will have fluoridated | | we will have fluoridated | | you will have fluoridated | | they will have fluoridated |
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| I will be fluoridating | | you will be fluoridating | | he/she/it will be fluoridating | | we will be fluoridating | | you will be fluoridating | | they will be fluoridating |
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| I have been fluoridating | | you have been fluoridating | | he/she/it has been fluoridating | | we have been fluoridating | | you have been fluoridating | | they have been fluoridating |
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| I will have been fluoridating | | you will have been fluoridating | | he/she/it will have been fluoridating | | we will have been fluoridating | | you will have been fluoridating | | they will have been fluoridating |
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| I had been fluoridating | | you had been fluoridating | | he/she/it had been fluoridating | | we had been fluoridating | | you had been fluoridating | | they had been fluoridating |
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| I would fluoridate | | you would fluoridate | | he/she/it would fluoridate | | we would fluoridate | | you would fluoridate | | they would fluoridate |
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| I would have fluoridated | | you would have fluoridated | | he/she/it would have fluoridated | | we would have fluoridated | | you would have fluoridated | | they would have fluoridated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | fluoridate - subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride; "fluoridized water"; "fluoridize the teeth of children"fluoridise, fluoridizeprocess, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" |
TranslationsEncyclopediaSeefluoridationfluoridate
fluoridate (flo͝or′ĭ-dāt′, flôr′-)tr.v. fluori·dated, fluori·dating, fluori·dates To add a fluorine compound to (a drinking water supply, for example) for the purpose of reducing tooth decay.
fluor′i·da′tion (-dā′shən) n.fluoridate
Related to fluoridate: Water fluoridationSynonyms for fluoridateverb subject to fluoridationSynonymsRelated Words |