IODINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does iodine mean? 

• IODINE (noun)
  The noun IODINE has 2 senses:

1. 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)

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

  Familiarity information: IODINE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IODINE (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 53; I; iodin; iodine

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

iodine; tincture of iodine

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)

 Context examples 

Also called Bexxar regimen and tositumomab and iodine I 131 tositumomab.

(Bexxar, NCI Dictionary)

Bexxar regimen is made up of a monoclonal antibody called tositumomab and a form of tositumomab that is linked to a radioactive substance called iodine I 131.

(Bexxar regimen, NCI Dictionary)

It occurs in areas in which the soil lacks iodine compounds or there is low seafood consumption.

(Endemic Goiter, NCI Thesaurus)

It is also used to treat a type of advanced thyroid cancer that did not get better with radioactive iodine treatment.

(BAY 43-9006, NCI Dictionary)

Thyroid hormone deficiency present at birth and caused by iodine deficiency.

(Congenital Iodine Deficiency Hypothyroidism, NCI Thesaurus)

Form of the element iodine found in foods.

(Dietary Iodine, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

It may be caused by too little iodine in the diet or by other conditions.

(Goiter, NCI Dictionary)

Severely reduced physical and mental growth associated with pyramidal and extrapyramidal signs and symptoms, due to dietary iodine deficiency.

(Endemic Cretinism, NCI Thesaurus)

Examples are milk with vitamin D added and salt with iodine added.

(Fortified food, NCI Dictionary)

A microscopy staining method that utilizes periodic acid, an oxoacid of iodine, Schiff reagent, the reaction product of fuchsine and sodium bisulfite, and Alcian blue, a water soluble copper phthalocyanine dye.

(Alcian Blue and Periodic Acid Schiff Staining Method, NCI Thesaurus)