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nouna tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic
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nouna nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
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- iodine a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic
- halogen any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions
- iodized treated with iodine
- goiter abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
- daguerreotype a photograph made by an early photographic process; the image was produced on a silver plate sensitized to iodine and developed in mercury vapor
- goitre abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
- iodine-125 light radioactive isotope of iodine with a half-life of 60 days; used as a tracer in thyroid studies and as a treatment for hyperthyroidism
- de-iodinase an enzyme that removes the iodine radical
- de-iodination the removal of iodine atoms from organic compounds
- radioactive iodine excretion test radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine excreted in the urine