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PRONUNCIATION OF FLUORIDATION

fluoridation  [ˌflʊərɪˈdeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLUORIDATION

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Fluoridation is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FLUORIDATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fluoridation

Water fluoridation

Water fluoridation is the controlled addition of fluoride to a public water supply to reduce tooth decay. Fluoridated water has fluoride at a level that is effective for preventing cavities; this can occur naturally or by adding fluoride.[2] Fluoridated water operates on tooth surfaces: in the mouth it creates low levels of fluoride in saliva, which reduces the rate at which tooth enamel demineralizes and increases the rate at which it remineralizes in the early stages of cavities.[3] Typically a fluoridated compound is added to drinking water, a process that in the U.S. costs an average of about $1.02 per person-year.[2][4] Defluoridation is needed when the naturally occurring fluoride level exceeds recommended limits.[5] A 1994 World Health Organization expert committee suggested a level of fluoride from 0.5 to 1.0 mg/L, depending on climate.[6] Bottled water typically has unknown fluoride levels, and some domestic water filters remove some or all fluoride.[7] Dental caries remain a major public health concern in most industrialized countries, affecting 60–90% of schoolchildren and the vast majority of adults.

Definition of fluoridation in the English dictionary

The definition of fluoridation in the dictionary is the addition of about one part per million of fluorides to the public water supply as a protection against tooth decay.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLUORIDATION


accommodation
əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃən
commendation
ˌkɒmɛnˈdeɪʃən
consolidation
kənˌsɒlɪˈdeɪʃən
degradation
ˌdɛɡrəˈdeɪʃən
dilapidation
dɪˌlæpɪˈdeɪʃən
exudation
ˌɛksjʊˈdeɪʃən
foundation
faʊnˈdeɪʃən
gradation
ɡrəˈdeɪʃən
intimidation
ɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən
liquidation
ˌlɪkwɪˈdeɪʃən
oxidation
ˌɒksɪˈdeɪʃən
peroxidation
pəˌrɒksɪˈdeɪʃən
predation
prɪˈdeɪʃən
recommendation
ˌrɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən
retardation
ˌriːtɑːˈdeɪʃən
revalidation
ˌriːˌvælɪˈdeɪʃən
sedation
sɪˈdeɪʃən
sudation
suːˈdeɪʃən
trepidation
ˌtrɛpɪˈdeɪʃən
validation
ˌvælɪˈdeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLUORIDATION

fluorescence
fluorescent
fluorescent lamp
fluorescent light
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fluorescer
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fluoridate
fluoride
fluoride toothpaste
fluoridise
fluorimeter
fluorimetric
fluorimetry
fluorin
fluorinate
fluorination
fluorine
fluorite

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLUORIDATION

accreditation
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citation
combination
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Synonyms and antonyms of fluoridation in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fluoridation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLUORIDATION

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The translations of fluoridation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fluoridation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

加氟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fluoración
570 millions of speakers

English

fluoridation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fluoridation
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فلورة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фторирование
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fluoretação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fluoridation
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fluoration
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fluoridation
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fluoridierung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フッ素添加
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불소화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fluoridasi
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

florua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஃவுளூரைடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लॉवरिडेशन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

florlama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fluorizzazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fluoryzacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фторування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fluorizare
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

φθορίωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fluoridering
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

fluoride
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fluorisering
5 millions of speakers

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The term «fluoridation» is regularly used and occupies the 105.245 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLUORIDATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fluoridation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLUORIDATION»

Discover the use of fluoridation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fluoridation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Scientific Knowledge in Controversy: The Social Dynamics of ...
Scientific Knowledge in Controversy: The Social Dynamics of the Fluoridation Debate is a study of today's most heated and long-lived health controversy as well as a study of the role of power in science.
Brian Martin, Edward Groth, 1991
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Water Fluoridation
Written in an easy-to-use, "operator-oriented" format, This book is an essential guide for water treatment plant operators and managers, consultants, trainers, and students in water treatment programs.
Glenn M. Tillman, 1993
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Facts You Should Know About Fluoridation
IS THERE A FLUORIDATION PLOT? In the book "I Live Again", by former Princess Ileana of Roumania, she relates how the Red Dictator of her country at that time told her that one of the possible methods the Communists could use to take ...
Health Research (Firm), 1996
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Conspiracy Theories in American History: An Encyclopedia
Fluoridation Fluoridation, the addition of fluoride to drinking water to prevent tooth decay, has been associated with numerous conspiracy theories beginning in the 1950s when it was first promoted nationally as a public health measure.
Peter Knight, 2003
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The Politics of Water Fluoridation from a Problem Definition ...
In 2001, the ratio was less than two to one with 12,906 votes against fluoridation and 9,880 votes for fluoridation. In New Bedford, fluoridation also had a history but it had been much longer since a referendum had been held. In New Bedford  ...
Robyn Olson, 2008
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Silent Victories : The History and Practice of Public Health ...
Her book, Fluoridation and Truth Decay, published in 1974, was a landmark anti- fluoridation book, in that it was the first book to deal extensively with fluoride as a pollutant.21 Unlike previous writers, Caldwell was critical not just of fluoride in ...
Epidemiology Program Center for Disease Control John W. Ward Director of the Office of Scientific Health and Communications, Christian Warren Professor of History New York Academy of Medicine, 2006
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Fluoride and the Oral Environment
There is a clear indication that water fluoridation reaches the most privileged groups (HDI >0.80) more efficiently than it does those who are in greater need of this health benefit (HDI <0.75). Since potable water is a basic unmet need in many ...
M.A.R. Buzalaf, 2011
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The Politics of Healing: Histories of Alternative Medicine ...
ridation attempted to convince the community of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, to fluoridate their water. Opposition to the measure arose quickly there, led by a group of men who defeated fluoridation soundly by arguing that the measure was being ...
Robert D. Johnston, 2004
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Modern Epidemiology
As another example, we could contrast the incidence rate of dental caries in children within a community in the year before and in the third year after the introduction of fluoridation of the water supply. If we take the difference of the rates in ...
Kenneth J. Rothman, Sander Greenland, Timothy L. Lash, 2008
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The Fluoride Wars: How a Modest Public Health Measure Became ...
I. W. Knutsen, Water fluoridation after 25 years, I. Am. Dent. Assoc., 80, 765—769, 1970. P. I. Frazier and E. Newbrun, Legal, social and economic aspects of fluoridation, Chapter 5 in Fluorides and Dental Caries: Contemporary Concepts for ...
R. Allan Freeze, Jay H. Lehr, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLUORIDATION»

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Greenwood Plans To Fluoridate Drinking Water This Month | Times …
Like other cities, Greenwood is using a grant from Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation to fund the fluoridation effort. The city received ... «Times Record, Jul 15»
2
Looking back: July 11, 1969 (From Watford Observer)
Fluoridation of Watford's water supply over the past 11 years has resulted in a “phenomenal” decrease in tooth decay among the town's children. This was ... «Watford Observer, Jul 15»
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Wakefield Council considering water fluoridation to cut tooth decay
Water fluoridation, which was last considered for the district in 2007, has been controversial in some parts of the country, where it met a ... «Wakefield Express, Jul 15»
4
Making Sense of Medicine: The great fluoride debate
The primary chemical used in fluoridation of water is fluorosalicic acid, which is a toxic byproduct of phosphate fertilizer manufacture that often ... «The Daily News of Newburyport, Jul 15»
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History column: Wellesley's great fluoridation debate
For the proponents of fluoridation -- that is, the addition of a small dose of fluoride to the public water supply in order to improve dental health ... «Wicked Local Wellesley, Jul 15»
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Fluoridation survey can be completed Friday
Residents of Park Hills who have not yet had an opportunity to complete a survey concerning fluoride levels in the town's drinking water can do ... «Daily Journal Online, Jul 15»
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Fight against fluoride as deadline looms Protesters gather at water …
In 2011, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe signed Act 197 into law mandating fluoridation for water systems supplying 5,000 people or more. «Lovely County Citizen, Jul 15»
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Are You Feeding a Brain Toxin to Your Babies?
"Unfortunately, fluoridation promotion is not science-based but is politically motivated. While it's important to avoid fluoridated water especially ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
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Water fluoridation should cease — IDEA
In light of the Health Research Board's recent report on fluoride ('No conclusive proof' of negative effects, Irish Medical Times, June 12, 2015), ... «Irish Medical Times, Jul 15»
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From the Newsroom: A long-term investment
I looked up the history of water fluoridation. I looked up the arguments that opponents of water fluoridation make. I read some of the studies that ... «Martinsville Bulletin, Jul 15»

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