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    IODIZE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they iodize  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it iodizes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: iodized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: iodized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: iodizing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Treat with iodine so as to prevent infectionplay

    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 iodineplay

    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))

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