iodophor

[ ahy-oh-duh-fawr, -fohr ]
/ aɪˈoʊ dəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr /

noun Pharmacology.

a complex of iodine and a surfactant that releases free iodine in solution, used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.

Origin of iodophor

1950–55; iodo- + -phor, variant spelling of -phore

Words nearby iodophor

iodoform, iodohippurate sodium, iodomethamate sodium, iodometry, iodophilia, iodophor, iodopsin, iodopyracet, iodotherapy, iodothyronine, iodous