Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fluoridationist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
flu-o-ri-da-tion-ist
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who supports the addition of fluoride to the public water supply.

Etymology

Etymology tree English fluoridation Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English fluoridationist From fluoridation + -ist.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does fluoridationist mean?
One who supports the addition of fluoride to the public water supply.
Where does fluoridationist come from?
Etymology tree English fluoridation Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English fluoridationist From fluoridation + -ist.

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