"fluorinate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: fluorinates [present, singular, third-person], fluorinating [participle, present], fluorinated [participle, past], fluorinated [past]
Etymology: From fluorine + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|fluorine|-ate|id2=verb|pos2=verb-forming suffix}} fluorine + -ate (verb-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} fluorinate (third-person singular simple present fluorinates, present participle fluorinating, simple past and past participle fluorinated)
  1. (chemistry, transitive) To introduce fluorine into a compound. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Chemistry, Fluorine Derived forms: defluorinate, fluorination Related terms: fluoridate Translations (to introduce fluorine): fluorar (Catalan), fluorata (Finnish), fluorar (Portuguese), fluorar (Spanish)

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