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potassium iodide [pə′tas·ē·əm ′ī·ə‚dīd] (inorganic chemistry) KI Water- and alcohol-soluble, white crystals with saline taste; melts at 686°C; used in medicine and photography, and as an analytical reagent. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He also reminded public health authorities of the long-accepted (but, unfortunately, also long-neglected and forgotten) fact that potassium iodide is vitally important for protecting the civilian population against deadly thyroid cancer caused by nuclear fallout from a nuclear attack (whether from terrorists, Russia, China, or other adversaries). Since therapeutic immunogens were not available during that period, a combination of supersaturated potassium iodide (SSKI), itraconazole, and terbinafine was initiated. It is known that potassium iodide pills protect against a dangerous contaminant that can result from such attacks, the one that caused the epidemic of thyroid cancer in Europe after the Chernobyl explosion of 1986. |
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