fluoridize

[ floor-i-dahyz, flawr-, flohr- ]

verb (used with object)

, fluor·i·dized, fluor·i·diz·ing.

1. to treat, impregnate, or affect with a fluoride.

Other Words From

• fluori·di·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fluoridize¹

First recorded in 1935–40; fluoride + -ize