fluoridating

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• fluoridating — flu·o·ri·date || flÊŠrɪdeɪt / flÊŠÉ™r v. add fluoride …   English contemporary dictionary

• Water fluoridation — Fluoridation does not affect the appearance, taste or smell of drinking water.[1] Water fluoridation is the controlled addition of fluoride to a public water supply to reduce tooth decay. Fluoridated water has flu …   Wikipedia

• Fluoridation by country — Fluoridation of water, salt, and milk varies from country to country. Water fluoridation is most common in the English speaking countries. Continental Europe largely does not fluoridate water,Ingram, Colin. (2006). The Drinking Water Book . pp.… …   Wikipedia

• Fluoride — is the reduced form of fluorine. Both organic and inorganic compounds containing the element fluorine are considered fluorides. As a halogen, fluorine forms a monovalent ion (−1 charge). The range of fluorides is considerable as fluorine forms… …   Wikipedia

• Opposition to water fluoridation — refers to activism against the fluoridation of public water supplies. The controversy occurs mainly in English speaking countries, as Continental Europe does not practice water fluoridation, although some continental countries fluoridate salt.… …   Wikipedia

• Fluoride therapy — is the delivery of fluoride to the teeth topically or systemically in order to prevent tooth decay (dental caries) which results in cavities. Most commonly, fluoride is applied topically to the teeth using gels, varnishes, toothpaste/dentifrices… …   Wikipedia

• FOOF — may refer to: * Dioxygen difluoride, a common fluoridating agent in chemistry * Flags of Our Fathers , a book and film about the Battle of Iwo Jima. * Independent Order of Odd Fellows (Fraternal Order of Odd Fellows) * f00f, the term for an… …   Wikipedia

• fluoridate — /floor i dayt , flawr , flohr /, v.t., fluoridated, fluoridating. to introduce a fluoride into: to fluoridate drinking water. [1945 50; back formation from FLUORIDATION] * * * …   Universalium

• fluoridate — 1949, back formation from FLUORIDATION (Cf. fluoridation). Related: Fluoridated; fluoridating …   Etymology dictionary

• fluoridate — UK [ˈflɔːrɪdeɪt] / US [ˈflʊrɪˌdeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms fluoridate : present tense I/you/we/they fluoridate he/she/it fluoridates present participle fluoridating past tense fluoridated past participle fluoridated to add fluoride to water …   English dictionary

• stannous fluoride — stan′nous fluo′ride n. chem. a white, crystalline powder used in fluoridating toothpaste …   From formal English to slang