Assertion: iodine | /r/ObjectUse | used as disinfectant
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: for cleaning surfaces
type: PURPOSE
value: mostly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: When used as a disinfectant, iodine is often combined with another ingredient called povidone, and you might see it listed in a product's ingredients as povidone-iodine.
text: Iodine is a chemical compound used in some disinfectants and some chemicals used in X-ray procedures.
text: Iodine is used for a disinfectant.
text: Iodine is mostly used as a disinfectant and a cleaning agent for cleaning wounds and purifying water.
text: Iodine is used as a disinfectant for cleaning surfaces and storage containers and is used in skin soaps and bandages, and for purifying water.
text: The middle halogens—chlorine, bromine, and iodine—are often used as disinfectants.