Assertion: iodic acid's iodine | /r/HasProperty | essential element
Facets:
value: for life
type: PURPOSE
value: in the synthesis of thyroid hormones
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Iodine is an essential element for life and, at atomic number Z = 53, is the heaviest element commonly needed by living organisms.
text: Iodine is essential in the synthesis of thyroid hormones.
text: Iodine is an essential element needed for life.
text: Although there had been some existing research at the time linking iodine to the thyroid gland, Marine conclusively established that iodine was indeed an essential element for life and one in whose absence could result in severe health problems.