v. (Chem.) to cause to combine with iodine;
adj. (Chem.) treated or reacted with iodine; treated so as to combine with iodine. The iodinating agent may be other than iodine itself, such as compounds with active iodine.
adj. [ p. p. of verb iodinate ] (Chem.) combining or causing to combine with iodine;
n. (Chem.) the substitution or addition of iodine atoms in organic compounds. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. [ Gr.
☞ Iodine was formerly obtained from the ashes of seaweed (kelp or varec), but is now also extracted from certain natural brines. In the free state, iodine, even in very minute quantities, colors starch blue. Iodine and its compounds are largely used in medicine (as in liniments, antisyphilitics, etc.), in photography, in the preparation of aniline dyes, and as an indicator in titration. [ 1913 Webster ]
Iodine green,
Iodine scarlet,
Iodine yellow,