organify

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organ +‎ -ify

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organify (third-person singular simple present organifies, present participle organifying, simple past and past participle organified)

  1. (biology, transitive) To stabilize (a material) within an organ.
    • 2008, Kevin J. Harrington, Richard G. Vile, Hardev S. Pandha, Viral Therapy of Cancer, page 336:
      Thyroid cells, in contrast to other cells, have the capability to organify iodine, which increases the time radioiodine can deposit energy.
  2. (transitive) To add organic matter to.

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