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betadine

betadine noun: povidone-iodine, used as a topical antiseptic.

Noun

betadine (uncountable)

  1. Povidone-iodine, used as a topical antiseptic.
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Origin of betadine

From Betadine, a brand name.

Questions about betadine

What does betadine mean?
Betadine means povidone-iodine, used as a topical antiseptic.
What part of speech is betadine?
Betadine is a noun.

Words near betadine in the dictionary

  1. betacoronaviruses
  2. betacyanic
  3. betacyanin
  4. betacyanins
  5. betacyaninuria
  6. betadine
  7. betaed
  8. betaendornavirus
  9. betaendornaviruses
  10. betaferon
  11. betafite

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