fluoridation

Definition

The act or process of adding fluoride to something, especially water.

Etymology

From fluoride + -ation.

Example Sentences

• "Israel's decision to ban fluoridation follows a vote to preclude the practice in Portland, Ore., and Wichita, Kan. It was also recently overturned in Hamilton, the fourth most populous city in New Zealand."
• "Proposed restrictions on fluoridation in New Hampshire, Tennessee and North Dakota were rejected. A measure in Kentucky to make fluoridation optional stalled in the state Senate."