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i·o·dize

(ī′ə-dīz′)

tr.v. i·o·dized, i·o·diz·ing, i·o·diz·es

To treat or combine with iodine or an iodide: iodize salt.

i′o·di·za′tion (-dĭ-zā′shən) n.

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iodize

(ˈaɪəˌdaɪz) or

iodise

(Chemistry) (tr) to treat or react with iodine or an iodine compound. Also: iodate

ˌiodiˈzation, ˌiodiˈsation n

ˈioˌdizer, ˈioˌdiser n

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i•o•dize

(ˈaɪ əˌdaɪz)

v.t. -dized, -diz•ing.

to treat or affect with iodine or an iodide.

[1835–45]

i`o•di•za′tion, n.

i′o•diz`er, n.

iodize

Past participle: iodized
Gerund: iodizing

Imperative
iodize
iodize

Present
I iodize
you iodize
he/she/it iodizes
we iodize
you iodize
they iodize

Preterite
I iodized
you iodized
he/she/it iodized
we iodized
you iodized
they iodized

Present Continuous
I am iodizing
you are iodizing
he/she/it is iodizing
we are iodizing
you are iodizing
they are iodizing

Present Perfect
I have iodized
you have iodized
he/she/it has iodized
we have iodized
you have iodized
they have iodized

Past Continuous
I was iodizing
you were iodizing
he/she/it was iodizing
we were iodizing
you were iodizing
they were iodizing

Past Perfect
I had iodized
you had iodized
he/she/it had iodized
we had iodized
you had iodized
they had iodized

Future
I will iodize
you will iodize
he/she/it will iodize
we will iodize
you will iodize
they will iodize

Future Perfect
I will have iodized
you will have iodized
he/she/it will have iodized
we will have iodized
you will have iodized
they will have iodized

Future Continuous
I will be iodizing
you will be iodizing
he/she/it will be iodizing
we will be iodizing
you will be iodizing
they will be iodizing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been iodizing
you have been iodizing
he/she/it has been iodizing
we have been iodizing
you have been iodizing
they have been iodizing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been iodizing
you will have been iodizing
he/she/it will have been iodizing
we will have been iodizing
you will have been iodizing
they will have been iodizing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been iodizing
you had been iodizing
he/she/it had been iodizing
we had been iodizing
you had been iodizing
they had been iodizing

Conditional
I would iodize
you would iodize
he/she/it would iodize
we would iodize
you would iodize
they would iodize

Past Conditional
I would have iodized
you would have iodized
he/she/it would have iodized
we would have iodized
you would have iodized
they would have iodized

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Verb	1.	iodize - treat with iodine; "iodize salt" iodise chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
	2.	iodize - treat with iodine so as to prevent infection; "iodize a wound" iodise care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"

Translations

io·dize

v. yodurar, tratar con yodo.

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