Noun: fluoridisation ,flo-ru-du'zey-shun or ,flûr-i-du'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,flo-ri-dI'zey-shun or ,flûr-i-dI'zey-shun [Brit]
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: fluoridization)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: fluoridization)
- The addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay)
"The city's fluoridisation program significantly reduced childhood cavities";
- fluoridation, fluoridization
Derived forms: fluoridisations
Type of: addition