Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [floo r-i-dey-shuh n, flawr-, flohr-]
- /ˌflʊər ɪˈdeɪ ʃən, ˌflɔr-, ˌfloʊr-/
- /ˌflʊə.rɪ.ˈdeɪʃ.n̩/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [floo r-i-dey-shuh n, flawr-, flohr-]
- /ˌflʊər ɪˈdeɪ ʃən, ˌflɔr-, ˌfloʊr-/
Definitions of fluoridation word
- noun fluoridation the addition of fluorides to the public water supply to reduce the incidence of tooth decay. 1
- noun fluoridation (chemistry) The act or process of adding fluoride to something, especially water. 1
- noun fluoridation adding of fluoride to water 1
- uncountable noun fluoridation Fluoridation is the action or process of adding fluoride to a water supply. 0
- noun fluoridation the addition of about one part per million of fluorides to the public water supply as a protection against tooth decay 0
Information block about the term
Origin of fluoridation
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; fluoride + -ation
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Fluoridation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fluoridation popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
fluoridation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with fluoridation
- where does fluoride come from in water fluoridation?
- when did fluoridation of water begin in the us?
- what is fluoridation?
- what is water fluoridation?
- what is fluoridation of water?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with f
- Words starting with fl
- Words starting with flu
- Words starting with fluo
- Words starting with fluor
- Words starting with fluori
- Words starting with fluorid
- Words starting with fluorida
- Words starting with fluoridat
- Words starting with fluoridati
- Words starting with fluoridatio
- Words starting with fluoridation