HyperDic: fluoridize

English > 1 sense of the word fluoridize:
VERBchangefluoridize, fluoridate, fluoridisesubject to fluoridation
English > fluoridize: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaningsubject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples
  • "fluoridized water"
  • "fluoridize the teeth of children"
Synonymsfluoridate, fluoridise
Broaderprocess, treatsubject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
Spanishfluorizar
Catalanfluorar
Nounsfluoridea salt of hydrofluoric acid
fluoridizationthe addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay)

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