Element
Iodine
Iodine noun - A nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks).
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Nearby Word: iodide
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Homage: To reflect how iodine is a rare but precious element for the human body, one character inspired by Molière's The Miser is seen hoarding iodine, like Harpagon was hoarding gold.
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Iodized table salt can provide iodine to human populations which don't ingest enough seafood or iodine-bearing plants to meet their need for this element, without which thyroid hormone, vital to the regulation of our metabolic rate, can't be produced.
Source: Salt Solution - Il était une fois... la Vie (Once Upon a Time... Life): In this edutainment show about the workings of the human body, to reflect how iodine is a rare but precious element for the organism, one character inspired by Molière's The Miser is seen hoarding iodine, like Harpagon was hoarding gold.
Source: Homage
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