fluoridate

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To add fluoride to something, especially to drinking water in order to reduce tooth decay. transitive
    — Out of the 484 Utah water systems that reported data in 2024, only 66 fluoridated their water, an Associated Press analysis showed. The largest was the state’s biggest city, Salt Lake City.

词形变化

fluoridates present,singular,third-person fluoridating participle,present fluoridated participle,past fluoridated past

词源

Back-formation from fluoridation, equivalent to fluoride + -ate.
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