fluoridize

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(flŏŏri dīz′, flôr-, flōr-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fluor•i•dize  (flŏŏri dīz′, flôr-, flōr-),USA pronunciation v.t., -dized, -diz•ing. 
  1. Chemistryto treat, impregnate, or affect with a fluoride.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] fluori•dise′. 
  • fluoride + -ize 1935–40
fluor′i•di•zation, n. 

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