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DE-IODINATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does de-iodination mean?
• DE-IODINATION (noun)
The noun DE-IODINATION has 1 sense:
1. the removal of iodine atoms from organic compounds
Familiarity information: DE-IODINATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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)
Context examples
In addition, the radioiodine moiety of this agent is resistant to de-iodination.
(Iodine I 124 Phospholipid Ether Analogue CLR1404, NCI Thesaurus)
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