Recent Examples on the WebHer shopping cart already had about 20 others, along with four 26-ounce canisters of iodized salt. Hayat Norimine, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2020 The breast is exposed to a small dose of iodizing radiation that produces an image of the breast tissue.Cincinnati.com, 2 Oct. 2017 In 1999, with help from donors, Cambodia began iodizing table salt. Donald G. Mcneil Jr., New York Times, 15 May 2017 Until 2000, the nation bought naturally iodized salt from Eritrea, but fighting between the two countries cut off that trade and Ethiopia starting mining its salt flats, which had no iodine. Donald G. Mcneil Jr., New York Times, 15 May 2017
Word History
Etymology
French iode "iodine" + -ize — more at iodine
First Known Use
1841, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
iodize
verb
io·dize ˈī-ə-ˌdīz
iodized; iodizing
: to add iodine to
Medical Definition
iodize
transitive verb
io·dize
variants or British iodise
ˈī-ə-ˌdīz
iodized or British iodised; iodizing or British iodising