IODIZE

iodize, iodise

(verb) treat with iodine so as to prevent infection; “iodize a wound”

iodize, iodise

(verb) treat with iodine; “iodize salt”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

iodize (third-person singular simple present iodizes, present participle iodizing, simple past and past participle iodized)

To treat or react with iodine.

Source: Wiktionary


I"o*dize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Iodized; p. pr. & vb. n. Iodizing.]

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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