iodine
(aɪədiːn , US -daɪn )
uncountable noun
Iodine is a dark-coloured substance used in medicine and photography.
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Collocations:
radioactive iodine
Since having a cyst and her thyroid gland removed in 2009, she had been receiving radioactive iodine treatment.
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Unless fresh radioactive iodine enters the water supply from the damaged nuclear plant, the level will fall quickly.
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The engineers tried to relieve that pressure by venting some steam to the air, and a blast of radioactive iodine along with it.
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That autumn she had a second operation, to remove her thyroid, that left her with a slightly distorted smile, and then treatment with radioactive iodine.
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Infants are particularly vulnerable to the effects of radioactive iodine, which accumulates in the thyroid.
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Translations:
Chinese: 碘
Japanese: ヨウ素
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