deiodinate

D2E1I1O1D2I1N1A1T1E1

verb

To remove iodine from.

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Meanings

verbdeiodinate (third-person singular simple present deiodinates, present participle deiodinating, simple past and past participle deiodinated)

present singular third person deiodinates · participle present deiodinating · participle past deiodinated · past deiodinated

  1. transitivechemistryTo remove iodine from.

    DIO1 protein functions as an enzyme deiodinating thyroxine (T4) to active thyroid hormone—T3 and its over-expression may be correlated with high levels of iodine turnover in the cells.

    2016 January 23, “Transcriptome Profiling of Caco-2 Cancer Cell Line following Treatment with Extracts from Iodine-Biofortified Lettuce ( Lactuca sativa L.)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From de- + iodinate.

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APA

deiodinate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deiodinate

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deiodinate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deiodinate.

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