fluoridation
fluoridation noun: the act or process of adding fluoride to something, especially water.
Noun
fluoridation (countable and uncountable, plural fluoridations)
- The act or process of adding fluoride to something, especially water.
- Israel's decision to ban fluoridation follows a vote to preclude the practice in Portland, Ore., and Wichita, Kan. It was also recently overturned in Hamilton, the fourth most populous city in New Zealand.2013 August 9, Douglas Main, “Israel Outlaws Water Fluoridation”, in Live Science, retrieved 30 Sep 2013
- Proposed restrictions on fluoridation in New Hampshire, Tennessee and North Dakota were rejected. A measure in Kentucky to make fluoridation optional stalled in the state Senate.2025 March 28, “Utah becomes the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water”, in CNN, sourced from Associated Press
- Antonyms:
- defluoridation
Antonyms of fluoridation
Forms of fluoridation
| plural | fluoridations |
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Origin of fluoridation
From fluoride + -ation.
Words formed from fluoridation
Words that rhyme with fluoridation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about fluoridation
- What does fluoridation mean?
- Fluoridation means the act or process of adding fluoride to something, especially water.
- What part of speech is fluoridation?
- Fluoridation is a noun.
- What is the plural of fluoridation?
- The plural of fluoridation is fluoridations.
Words near fluoridation in the dictionary
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