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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)
  1. 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