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de-iodination

de-iodination

8.8
Removal of iodine from a molecule by a chemical process
  • noun
  • /diːˌaɪəˈdeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : desyodación
  • The de-iodination of thyroid hormones is essential for metabolic regulation.

Examples

  • Certain enzymes catalyze de-iodination in the human body.

  • Researchers studied the de-iodination process to better understand environmental detoxification.

  • The process of de-iodination is essential in organic chemistry.

  • Researchers study de-iodinations to understand drug metabolism.

  • Certain enzymes catalyze de-iodination in the human body.

  • Researchers studied the de-iodination process to better understand environmental detoxification.

  • The de-iodination of thyroid hormones is essential for metabolic regulation.

How Iodinated

iodination
  • Specialized
9.8
de-iodination
  • Specialized
8.8

Surface Forms

de-iodination singular
de-iodinations plural

Morphology

de-iodination = iodination (transparent) = de + iodin + oops + ation

In chemical terminology, adding 'de-' to 'iodination' regularly signals the removal or reversal of iodination.

Etymology

The word de-iodination breaks into the prefix de- meaning 'remove' and iodine, the chemical element, just like in defrost or deactivate where de- means 'take away'. So it simply names the process of taking iodine atoms away from a molecule, which is why chemists use it for removing iodine from compounds.