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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. treat with iodine;
- Example: "iodize salt"
[syn: iodize, iodise]

2. treat with iodine so as to prevent infection;
- Example: "iodize a wound"
[syn: iodize, iodise]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Iodize \I"o*dize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Iodized; p. pr. & vb. n. Iodizing.] To treat or impregnate with iodine or its compounds; as, to iodize a plate for photography. --R. Hunt.
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

iodize v 1: treat with iodine; "iodize salt" [syn: iodize, iodise] 2: treat with iodine so as to prevent infection; "iodize a wound" [syn: iodize, iodise]