verb
- treating or combining with iodine; adding iodine to a substance
Usage: present participle of iodize; chemistry/medicine context
Examples
- The water treatment facility is iodizing the municipal water supply to prevent thyroid disease.
- Iodizing salt has been a public health measure for decades in many countries.
- The laboratory technician is iodizing the solution to prepare it for the experiment.
- Many governments mandate iodizing table salt to ensure adequate iodine intake in the population.
- The process of iodizing drinking water helps reduce the incidence of goiter.