IODINATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (verb)

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they iodinate ... he / she / it iodinates

Past simple: iodinated

Past participle: iodinated

-ing form: iodinating

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to combine with iodine

Example:

iodinate thyroxine

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "iodinate" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

de-iodinate (remove iodine from)

Derivation:

iodine (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))

Credits

Context examples:

A tri-iodinated benzoate derivative and ionic dimeric contrast agent used in diagnostic imaging.

(Iodipamide, NCI Thesaurus)

An iodinated analog of deoxycytidine used topically in the treatment of herpes labialis.

(Ibacitabine, NCI Thesaurus)

An iodinated analog of deoxyuridine originally developed as a chemotherapeutic agent, but more commonly used as a treatment for conditions of herpes virus infection.

(Idoxuridine, NCI Thesaurus)

A water-soluble, tri-iodinated, non-ionic monomeric benzoate derivative and contrast medium used in diagnostic radiography.

(Iobitridol, NCI Thesaurus)

A cytotoxic radioconjugate consisting of lipiodol, an iodinated ethyl ester derived from poppy seed oil, labeled with iodine 131 (I-131).

(iodine I 131 ethiodized oil, NCI Thesaurus)

The meglumine salt form of iodipamide, a tri-iodinated benzoate derivative and an ionic dimeric contrast agent used in diagnostic imaging.