Common antiseptic: Var.

• Occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
• Halogenous element
• Medicinal aid: Var
• Salt additive: Var
• A nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens
• Medicine-cabinet item
• Used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes
• Element used in medicine: Var.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
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: iodine , I , atomic number 53 ]