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iodophor

[ ahy-oh-duh-fawr, -fohr ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a complex of iodine and a surfactant that releases free iodine in solution, used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of iodophor1

1950–55; iodo- + -phor, variant spelling of -phore

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