FLUORIDATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fluoridation mean? 

• FLUORIDATION (noun)
  The noun FLUORIDATION has 1 sense:

1. the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay)

  Familiarity information: FLUORIDATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLUORIDATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

fluoridation; fluoridisation; fluoridization

Hypernyms ("fluoridation" is a kind of...):

addition (the act of adding one thing to another)

Derivation:

fluoridate (subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride)