Unscramble

f 4 l 1 u 1 o 1 r 1 i 1 d 2 a 1 t 1 i 1 o 1 n 1

12 letters · 16 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay)

originEtymology tree English fluor(ine) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English fluoride Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English fluoridation From fluoride + -ation.

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