iodine
英 ['a??di?n; -a?n; -?n]
美[a??da?n]
- n. 碘；碘酒
英英釋意
- 1. a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
- 2. a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic