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radioiodine

radioiodine

English

Noun

radioiodine ‎(countable and uncountable, plural radioiodines)

(physics, medicine) The radioactive isotope of iodine, ¹³¹₅₃I, having a half-life of 8 days; used as a medical tracer

Synonyms

iodine-131