iodize
Americanverb (used with object)
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Fortification of salt with iodine began in the United States in 1924, and international efforts to iodize salt in the world’s poorest nations continue today.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
They buy the gun-cotton of some good maker—Mr. Tomlinson, agent for Mr. Cutting, generally supplied the best—then dissolve, iodize, and bromize to suit their working.
To iodize the plate perfectly it must be placed over the iodine vapor immediately after buffing.
From History and Practice of the Art of Photography by Henry Hunt Snelling
“Our bodies actually need iodized salt,” another user wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The researchers said at least 50 percent of the current global spina bifida cases would be prevented if the major, already existing iodized salt programs took the simple step of adding folic acid.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2024
The introduction of iodized salt is thought to have contributed to the gradual rise in IQ scores in the past century.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2022
It has some of the same characteristics that fans of Diamond Crystal appreciate: It dissolves easily and lacks the kind of harsh flavor that some can detect with iodized table salt.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2021
There is another point, too, in the preparation of the iodized paper in which suggestions for a slight deviation from Mr. Talbot's plan have been made.
From History and Practice of the Art of Photography by Henry Hunt Snelling
In 1999, with help from donors, Cambodia began iodizing table salt.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2017
Cambodia began iodizing table salt in 1999, with good results.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2017
With salt, she said, manufacturers often use dextrose in the iodizing process, which most table salt undergoes to add the nutrient.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2015
I find the nitrate of lead a very useful salt in iodizing paper.
From Notes and Queries, Number 203, September 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by George Bell
I have not met with satisfactory results in iodizing the French and German papers, and the thick papers of some of our English makers are quite useless.
From Notes and Queries, Number 216, December 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various
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