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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | © The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

fluor·i·nate / ˈfloŏrəˌnāt; ˈflôr-/ • v. [tr.] Chem. introduce fluorine into (a compound). ∎ another term for fluoridate. DERIVATIVES: fluor·i·na·tion / ˌfloŏrəˈnāshən; ˌflôr-/ n.

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