Definition of "fluorination" []

• A chemical reaction that introduces fluorine into a compound. (noun)

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• "But opposition to adding the chemical that is known to strengthen teeth and help prevent cavities has a history dating back to 1969 when city voters chose to be exempt from a new law requiring water fluorination."
• "However, the middle part, the fluorination facility, had deteriorated so badly during the freeze (1994 to 2003) that the building has been abandoned (as we were shown in August 2007)."