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IODINE-125
Dictionary entry overview: What does iodine-125 mean?
• IODINE-125 (noun)
The noun IODINE-125 has 1 sense:
1. light radioactive isotope of iodine with a half-life of 60 days; used as a tracer in thyroid studies and as a treatment for hyperthyroidism
Familiarity information: IODINE-125 used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Light radioactive isotope of iodine with a half-life of 60 days; used as a tracer in thyroid studies and as a treatment for hyperthyroidism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("iodine-125" is a kind of...):
radioisotope (a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially)
atomic number 53; I; iodin; 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))
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