iodize

Verb
Synonyms: iodise

Open English WordNet

Verb (2)iodized, iodizing

  1. treat with iodine“iodize salt”Synonyms: iodiseMore general process, treat
  2. treat with iodine so as to prevent infection“iodize a wound”Synonyms: iodiseMore general treat, care for

Related words iodination noun, atomic number 53 noun

Word of the day · Sep 29About this word
haphazardadjective

What does it mean? Question 1 of today’s quiz

Advertisement

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

I′o·dize transitive verb [past tense & past participle Iodized; present participle & verbal noun Iodizing.]

To treat or impregnate with iodine or its compounds; as, to iodize a plate for photography. Robert Hunt

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

Advertisement