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FLUORIDISATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fluoridisation mean?
• FLUORIDISATION (noun)
The noun FLUORIDISATION has 1 sense:
1. the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay)
Familiarity information: FLUORIDISATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("fluoridisation" is a kind of...):
addition (the act of adding one thing to another)
Derivation:
fluoridise (subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride)
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