iodine
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1. a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | antiseptic, |
definition | : | a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues (noun.artifact) |
hypernym | : | tincture, |
definition | : | (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution (noun.artifact) |
2. a 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) (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | chemical element, element, |
definition | : | any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter (noun.substance) |
hypernym | : | halogen, |
definition | : | any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | iodine-131, |
definition | : | heavy radioactive isotope of iodine with a half-life of 8 days; used in a sodium salt to diagnose thyroid disease and to treat goiter (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | iodine-125, |
definition | : | 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 (noun.substance) |
derivation | : | iodise, iodize, |
definition | : | treat with iodine (verb.change) |
derivation | : | iodinate, |
definition | : | cause to combine with iodine (verb.change) |
derivation | : | iodise, iodize, |
definition | : | treat with iodine (verb.change) |
derivation | : | iodinate, |
definition | : | cause to combine with iodine (verb.change) |
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