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iodine

(n): 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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(n): any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter

(n): any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions

(n): a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic

(n): (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution

(n): a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues

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