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Lugol's iodine

Lugol's iodine noun: a solution of elemental iodine and potassium iodide in water, used as an antiseptic and disinfectant, and as a reagent for starch detection.

Noun

Lugol's iodine (uncountable)

  1. A solution of elemental iodine and potassium iodide in water, used as an antiseptic and disinfectant, and as a reagent for starch detection.

Synonyms of Lugol's iodine

Origin of Lugol's iodine

Named after Jean Guillaume Auguste Lugol (1786-1851), French doctor.

Questions about Lugol's iodine

What does Lugol's iodine mean?
Lugol's iodine means a solution of elemental iodine and potassium iodide in water, used as an antiseptic and disinfectant, and as a reagent for starch detection.
What part of speech is Lugol's iodine?
Lugol's iodine is a noun.

Words near Lugol's iodine in the dictionary

  1. lugnut
  2. lugnuts
  3. Lugo
  4. Lugoj
  5. Lugol
  6. Lugol's iodine
  7. Lugol's solution
  8. Lugosian
  9. lugow
  10. lugowed
  11. lugowing

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