povidone-iodine
English
Noun
povidone
-
iodine
(
uncountable
)
(
pharmacology
)
A mixture of
iodine
and
povidone
which is less
toxic
than iodine by itself, used as an
antiseptic
for
skin
disinfection
.
Synonyms
iodopovidone
polyvinylpyrrolidone-iodine
,
PVP-I
betadine
(
brand name
)
Translations
mixture of iodine and povidone used as an antiseptic
Chinese:
Mandarin:
聚維酮碘
/
聚维酮碘
(
jùwéitóngdiǎn
)
,
優碘
/
优碘
Hungarian:
povidon-jód
(hu)
Vietnamese:
thuốc đỏ
(vi)