Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun iodine-125

1 sense of iodine-125

Sense 1
iodine-125 -- (light radioactive isotope of iodine with a half-life of 60 days; used as a tracer in thyroid studies and as a treatment for hyperthyroidism)
       => iodine, iodin, I, atomic number 53 -- (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))
       => radioisotope -- (a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially)