iodize
Treat with halogen
To iodize is to treat or combine with iodine.
Table salt is commonly iodized to prevent iodine deficiency, which can cause thyroid problems: iodized salt.
The process adds trace amounts of iodine to foods or other substances.
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- dietaryOf food consumption
- supplementationAdding to something insufficient
- table saltCommon food seasoning
micronutrient · enrichment · public health · sea salt · trace element · RDA · nutrient · food additive
Enlarged thyroid gland
- hypothyroidismInsufficient thyroid hormone production
- thyroxineThyroid-produced metabolic hormone
- glandSecreting body organ
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
hormones · endocrinology · cretinism · thyroiditis · levothyroxine · hyperthyroidism · thyroid function · endemic
fortification
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- dietaryOf food consumption
- supplementationAdding to something insufficient
table salt · micronutrient · enrichment · public health · sea salt · trace element · RDA · nutrient · food additive · essential mineral
goiter
Enlarged thyroid gland
- hypothyroidismInsufficient thyroid hormone production
- thyroxineThyroid-produced metabolic hormone
- glandSecreting body organ
metabolism · hormones · endocrinology · cretinism · thyroiditis · levothyroxine · hyperthyroidism · thyroid function · endemic · developmental delay
tincture
Herb steeped in alcohol
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- reagentSubstance prompting chemical change
- titrationMeasuring concentration by addition
aqueous · elemental · solution · compound · additive · concentration · ionic · absorption · reaction · chemical process
- iodized saltSodium chloride with element 53
- iodine tabletsThyroid-shielding medication
- radioactive iodineDecaying halogen for medical use
- iodine pillsThyroid-protecting radiation tablets
- tincture of iodineMedicinal antiseptic preparation
- silver iodideRain-inducing chemical compound