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fluoridize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
flu-o-ridize
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fluoridate.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From fluoride + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

fluoridizes (present, singular) fluoridizing (participle, present) fluoridized (participle, past) fluoridized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

fluoridization fluorinate fluorination

Synonyms

fluoridate fluoridise

Questions

What does fluoridize mean?
To fluoridate.
Where does fluoridize come from?
From fluoride + -ize.

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