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DE-IODINATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does de-iodination mean? 

DE-IODINATION (noun)
  The noun DE-IODINATION has 1 sense:

1. the removal of iodine atoms from organic compoundsplay

  Familiarity information: DE-IODINATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DE-IODINATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The removal of iodine atoms from organic compounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("de-iodination" is a kind of...):

chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)

Derivation:

de-iodinate (remove iodine from)


 Context examples 


In addition, the radioiodine moiety of this agent is resistant to de-iodination.

(Iodine I 124 Phospholipid Ether Analogue CLR1404, NCI Thesaurus)



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