fluoridation

English

Etymology

fluoride +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

fluoridation (countable and uncountable, plural fluoridations)

1. (chemistry) The act or process of adding fluoride to something, especially water.

Derived terms

• fluoridate (verb)
• fluoridated (adjective)
• fluoridationist
• water fluoridation

Related terms

• fluoride

Translations

the act or process of adding fluoride to something, especially water

• Estonian: fluorimine
• Finnish: fluoraus
• Greek: φθορίωση (el) f (fthoríosi)
• Portuguese: fluoretação f
• Slovak: fluoridácia