RADIOIODINE

Etymology

Noun

radioiodine (countable and uncountable, plural radioiodines)

(isotope, medicine) The radioactive isotope of iodine, 13153I, having a half-life of 8 days; used as a medical tracer

Synonyms

• iodine-131

Source: Wiktionary



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OBLIGATE

(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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