IODINE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic

Synonyms:

iodine; tincture of iodine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("iodine" is a kind of...):

antiseptic (a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues)

tincture ((pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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)

Synonyms:

atomic number 53; I; iodin; iodine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("iodine" is a kind of...):

chemical element; element (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)

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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "iodine"):

iodine-131 (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)

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)

Holonyms ("iodine" is a substance of...):

brine; saltwater; seawater (water containing salts)

Derivation:

iodinate (cause to combine with iodine)

iodise; iodize (treat with iodine)

Credits

Context examples:

Also called 123I-MIBG, iobenguane I 123, and iodine I 123 metaiodobenzylguanidine.

(AdreView, NCI Dictionary)

The findings suggest that women who are thinking of becoming pregnant may need more iodine.

(Iodine deficiency may reduce pregnancy chances, National Institutes of Health)

MV-NIS also enhances the oncolytic activity of MV against radiosensitive tumor cells by additional destruction of the MV-infected cells when using iodine-131.

(Oncolytic Measles Virus Encoding Thyroidal Sodium Iodide Symporter, NCI Thesaurus)

A form of poppy seed oil that contains iodine.

(Ethiodized oil, NCI Dictionary)

A synthetic iodine addition product of the ethyl ester of the fatty acids of poppy seed oil.

(Ethiodized oil, NCI Thesaurus)

It also includes supplements with iodine, vitamin B-12, potassium, thyroid hormone, liver extract, and pancreatic enzymes.

(Gerson therapy, NCI Dictionary)

A thioureylene antithyroid agent that inhibits the formation of thyroid hormones by interfering with the incorporation of iodine into tyrosyl residues of thyroglobulin.

(Methimazole, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The mineral component contains essential microelements and metals such as iron, magnesium, chromium and iodine.

(Multivitamins/Minerals, NCI Thesaurus)

These include iron, manganese, copper, iodine, zinc, cobalt, fluoride and selenium.

(Minerals, NIH)

It is based on the differential retention of a crystal violet-iodine complex within the cell membrane.