potassium iodide
noun
: a crystalline salt KI that is very soluble in water and is used medically chiefly in the treatment of hyperthyroidism, to block thyroidal uptake of radioactive iodine, and as an expectorant
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To make a calotype, the operator sensitized a sheet of good-quality writing paper with silver nitrate and potassium iodide.
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Anika Burgess
july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
Taking them with potassium iodide can increase the risk of hyperkalemia (elevated blood potassium levels).
—Johna Burdeos, Health, 11 Aug. 2024
The technique involves flying an aircraft to spray clouds with salts like silver or potassium iodide or solid carbon dioxide, also known as dry ice, to induce precipitation.
—WIRED, 13 Nov. 2023
There has been a rush elsewhere in Europe on potassium iodide — which protects the thyroid gland in the neck in case of radiation exposure — including in Finland where the government urged the population to buy them.
—Vanessa Gera, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Oct. 2022
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Anika Burgess
july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
Taking them with potassium iodide can increase the risk of hyperkalemia (elevated blood potassium levels).
—Johna Burdeos, Health, 11 Aug. 2024
The technique involves flying an aircraft to spray clouds with salts like silver or potassium iodide or solid carbon dioxide, also known as dry ice, to induce precipitation.
—WIRED, 13 Nov. 2023
There has been a rush elsewhere in Europe on potassium iodide — which protects the thyroid gland in the neck in case of radiation exposure — including in Finland where the government urged the population to buy them.
—Vanessa Gera, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Oct. 2022
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“Potassium iodide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potassium%20iodide. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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