IODISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does iodise mean? 

• IODISE (verb)
  The verb IODISE has 2 senses:

1. treat with iodine

2. treat with iodine so as to prevent infection

  Familiarity information: IODISE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IODISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they iodise    ... he / she / it iodises   
Past simple: iodised   
Past participle: iodised   
-ing form: iodising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Treat with iodine

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

iodise; iodize

Context example:

iodize salt

Hypernyms (to "iodise" is one way to...):

process; treat (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

iodination (the substitution or addition of iodine atoms in organic compounds)

iodine (a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Treat with iodine so as to prevent infection

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

iodise; iodize

Context example:

iodize a wound

Hypernyms (to "iodise" is one way to...):

care for; treat (provide treatment for)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something