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
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
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.
"We now know folic acid fortification of iodized salt can prevent folate deficiency that causes spina bifida," says Godfrey Oakley Jr., MD, director of the Center for Spina Bifida Prevention at Rollins.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2024
The world has already changed its salt supply once: from regular salt to iodized salt.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2024
That makes them largely interchangeable, a flexibility we think will be helpful to readers, as iodized table salt continues to be the salt of choice for a lot of home cooks.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2021
No matter which brand of sea salt or kosher salt you choose to use, “I do stress that you should avoid iodized salt,” notes Zilber, “because iodine is slightly antimicrobial.”
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2019
An engraving on paper, placed between an iodized silver plate and an amalgamated copper plate, was left in the dark for fifteen hours.
From The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences by Edward Hitchcock
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
There is much care required in iodizing paper; we have no hesitation in saying at present the subject has not met with sufficient attention.
From Notes and Queries, Number 193, July 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by George Bell
The solution should be poured into a bottle with a ground stopper, and when cool used for iodizing.
From American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype by S. D. (Samuel Dwight) Humphrey
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