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IODIZE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they iodize ... he / she / it iodizes
Past simple: iodized
Past participle: iodized
-ing form: iodizing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Treat with iodine so as to prevent infection
Example:
iodize a wound
Synonyms:
iodise; iodize
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "iodize" is one way to...):
care for; treat (provide treatment for)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Treat with iodine
Example:
iodize salt
Synonyms:
iodise; iodize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "iodize" is one way to...):
process; treat (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
iodination (the substitution or addition of iodine atoms in organic compounds)
iodine (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))
