| iodic acid | (n) a soluble crystalline acid; used as a reagent and disinfectant |
| iodide | (n) a salt or ester of hydriodic acid |
| iodinate | (v) cause to combine with iodine, Ant. de-iodinate, Example: iodinate thyroxine |
| iodination | (n) the substitution or addition of iodine atoms in organic compounds |
| iodine | (n) 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), Syn. I, atomic number 53, iodin |
| iodine-125 | (n) 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 |
| iodine-131 | (n) 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 |
| iodize | (v) treat with iodine, Syn. iodise, Example: iodize salt |
| iodize | (v) treat with iodine so as to prevent infection, Syn. iodise, Example: iodize a wound |
| iodoamino acid | (n) an amino acid with iodine added |
| Iod- | |
| Iod- | (Chem.) See Iodo-. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Iodal | n. [ Iod- + alcohol. ] (Chem.) An oily liquid, |
| Iodate | n. (Chem.) A salt of iodic acid. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Iodhydrin | n. [ Iod- + chlorhydrin. ] (Chem.) One of a series of compounds containing iodine, and analogous to the chlorhydrins. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Iodic | a. [ Cf. F. iodique. See Iodine. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, iodine; specif., denoting those compounds in which it has a relatively high valence;
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| Iodide | n. (Chem.) A binary compound of iodine, or one which may be regarded as binary, in which iodine has a valence of -1; |
| iodinate | v. (Chem.) to cause to combine with iodine; |
| iodinated | adj. (Chem.) treated or reacted with iodine; treated so as to combine with iodine. The iodinating agent may be other than iodine itself, such as compounds with active iodine. |
| iodinating | adj. [ p. p. of verb iodinate ] (Chem.) combining or causing to combine with iodine; |
| Iod (Jod) { n } [ chem. ] | iodine [Add to Longdo] |