fluoridosis etymology

English word fluoridosis comes from English fluoride, English -osis

Detailed word origin of fluoridosis

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
fluoride English (eng) (chemistry) A binary compound of fluorine and another element or radical.. (chemistry) Any salt of hydrofluoric acid; for example, potassium fluoride.
-osis English (eng) (pathology) functional disease or condition such as hepatosis. Formation, increase. Process, action.
fluoridosis English (eng) Fluorosis.

Words with the same origin as fluoridosis

Descendants of fluoride
fluoridate fluoridise
Descendants of -osis
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