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iodize
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. treat with iodine; "iodize salt" [syn: iodise ] treat with iodine so as to prevent infection; "iodize a wound" [syn: iodise ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Iodize \I"o*dize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Iodized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Iodizing .] To treat or impregnate with iodine or its compounds; as, to iodize a plate for photography. --R. Hunt.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. to treat or react with iodine vb. to treat or react with iodine
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1841, from comb. form of iodine + -ize . Related: Iodized ; iodizing .
Usage examples of iodize.
She knew that the outer surface of the thermoplex was iodized so that anyone outside would only see a mirrorlike reflection, but the psychological feeling was still one of utter exposure.
Deftly he closed the chest incision with silver clips, painted the pinched flesh with iodized plastic, cooled the stuff to immediate hardness with a spray of ether.
A photographic plate sensitive throughout its length is got by means of a mixture of eosene, iodized collodion, and bromized collodion.
Eau de fried potato, a musky hint of grease, the floral bouquet of iodized salt.
He ate a bowl of triticale mush and chewed up a mineral-rich handful of iodized sponge.
When the plate flowed with collodion, O'Sullivan laid on the chemical excitantsbromide and iodide of potassiumand, when that turned properly tacky, lifted it into a tub containing nitrate of silver and iodized water.
There was a pane of glass, I guess—you know, that iodized glass—and it .
There was a pane of glass, I guess--you know, that iodized glass--and it .
To avoid goiter, the thyroid condition associated with lack of iodine, you need about 150 micrograms of iodine per day, which you get from roughly one-third teaspoon of iodized salt.