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What does fluoridate mean?

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  1. (chemistry) To add fluoride to something, especially to drinking water in order to reduce tooth decay.
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They don't fluoridate their water supplies, but they do use fluoride supplements and dental products.
But if the new Water Bill goes through unamended, strategic health authorities will be able to compel their local water company to fluoridate the supply.
San Diego, long the largest city not to fluoridate, began doing so last year.
If your town does not fluoridate its water, why is your town exempt from fluoridation mandates?
Twenty-nine of the nation's 30 most populous cities eventually decided to fluoridate their water.
Health Canada endorses the fluoridation of drinking water to prevent tooth decay, but does not make the decision on whether or not to fluoridate drinking water.

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