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noun
The radioactive isotope of iodine, 13153I, having a half-life of eight days; used as a medical tracer
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences
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noun
heavy radioactive isotope of iodine with a half-life of 8 days; used in a sodium salt to diagnose thyroid disease and to treat goiter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: radioisotope, iodine, iodin, I, atomic number 53
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