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Word:

yodo [yú.du.] :

iodine (n.)
[ Etymology: Spanish: yodo: iodine ]

Derivatives of yodo

Glosses:

iodine
n. (substance)	1. atomic number 53, i, iodin, 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).
	~ 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.
	~ 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.
	~ 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.
	~ brine, saltwater, seawater	water containing salts.; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater"
n. (artifact)	2. iodine, tincture of iodine	a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic.
	~ 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.