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DE-IODINATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The removal of iodine atoms from organic compounds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("de-iodination" is a kind of...):
chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)
Derivation:
de-iodinate (remove iodine from)