🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

加碘

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiā diǎn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Iodize/ˈaɪ.ə.daɪz/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"为了防止甲状腺肿大,政府规定食盐必须加碘。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To treat, impregnate, or combine with iodine or an iodide, typically applied to table salt for nutritional health purposes.

    "Governments often require manufacturers to iodize salt to prevent iodine deficiency disorders like goiter."
  2. 2

    To subject a substance to the chemical action of iodine.

    "The laboratory procedure required them to iodize the organic compound before measuring the reaction."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the chemical element 'iodine' combined with the verbal suffix '-ize', originating in the mid-19th century. 'Iodine' itself traces back to the French 'iode', coined from the Greek 'ioeides' meaning violet-colored, in reference to the color of iodine vapor.

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