- deiodination
- de·io·din·ation (.)dē-.ī-ə-də-'nā-shən n the removal of iodine from a compound (as a thyroid hormone)
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de·io·din·a·tion (de-i″o-din-aґshən) the loss or removal of iodine from a compound.
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