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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A chemical reaction that introduces fluorine into a compound.
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- noun chemistry The introduction of
fluorine into acompound by means of achemical reaction .
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Products in the EBU include mē home-use hair removal system, elure Advanced Skin Lightening products, Tända LED systems, Light Instruments' dental laser devices along with pipeline products that include the Company's strategic home-use device partnership with Procter & Gamble and Fluorinex teeth whitening and fluorination.
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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.
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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).
Total WonKerr 2009
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