fluoridation
pronunciation
How to pronounce fluoridation in British English:
UK [ˌflɔ:rɪˈdeɪʃn]
How to pronounce fluoridation in American English:
US [ˌflʊrɪˈdeʃən, ˌflɔr-, ˌflor-]
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- Noun:
- the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay)
Word Origin
- fluoridation (n.)
- 1904, "process of absorbing fluoride," from fluoride + -ation. In reference to adding traces of fluoride to drinking water as a public health policy, from 1949.
Example
- 1. Perhaps the process should rightly be called fluoridation .
- 2. Health ministry finds that fluoridation does not reduce tooth decay .
- 3. Is this the end of water fluoridation ?
- 4. Literature that claims that fluoridation is harmful .
- 5. Is artificial fluoridation really safe ?