fluoridation

/floor-i-dey-shuhn, flawr-, flohr-/US // ˌflʊər ɪˈdeɪ ʃən, ˌflɔr-, ˌfloʊr- //UK // (ˌflʊərɪˈdeɪʃən) //

氟化,氟化物,氟化作用,加氟

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : the addition of fluorides to the public water supply to reduce the incidence of tooth decay.

Have you looked around the American Dental Association website for an explanation of how fluoridation actually works?
Throughout the fifties, in city after city, fluoridation became the subject of fierce debate.
The story of fluoridation reads like a postmodern fable, and the moral is clear: a scientific discovery might seem like a boon.
The citizens of Stevens Point defeated fluoridation by a healthy margin.
The last time water fluoridation was seriously debated in America was at the start of the Cold War.