FLUORIDATE

fluoridate, fluoridize, fluoridise

(verb) subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride; “fluoridized water”; “fluoridize the teeth of children”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

fluoridate (third-person singular simple present fluoridates, present participle fluoridating, simple past and past participle fluoridated)

(chemistry, dentistry, transitive) To add fluoride to something, especially to drinking water in order to reduce tooth decay.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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