fluorinate
1fluorinate — ► VERB 1) Chemistry introduce fluorine into (a compound). 2) another term for FLUORIDATE(Cf. ↑fluoridation). DERIVATIVES fluorination noun …
2fluorinate — ☆ fluorinate [flôr′ə nāt΄, floor′ə nāt΄ ] vt. fluorinated, fluorinating 1. to introduce fluorine into or cause to combine with fluorine 2. FLUORIDATE fluorination [flôr΄ənā′shən] n …
3fluorinate — transitive verb ( nated; nating) Date: circa 1929 to treat or cause to combine with fluorine or a compound of fluorine • fluorination noun …
4fluorinate — fluorination, n. /floor euh nayt , flawr , flohr /, v.t., fluorinated, fluorinating. Chem. to treat or combine with fluorine. [1930 35; FLUORINE + ATE1] * * * …
5fluorinate — verb To introduce fluorine into a compound. See Also: fluorination …
6fluorinate — fluo·ri·nate flu̇( ə)r ə .nāt, flōr , flȯr vt, nat·ed; nat·ing to treat or cause to combine with fluorine or a compound of fluorine fluo·ri·na·tion .flu̇( ə)r ə nā shən, .flōr , .flȯr n …
7fluorinate — v. combine with fluorine, treat with fluorine …
8fluorinate — [ flʊərɪneɪt, flɔ: ] verb 1》 Chemistry introduce fluorine into (a compound). 2》 another term for fluoridate. Derivatives fluorination noun …
9fluorinate — flu·o·ri·nate …
10fluorinate — fluor•i•nate [[t]ˈflʊər əˌneɪt, ˈflɔr , ˈfloʊr [/t]] v. t. nat•ed, nat•ing chem. to treat or combine with fluorine • Etymology: 1930–35 fluor i•na′tion, n …
