The removal of a single iodine atom from a compound; specifically the removal of an atom of iodine from the hormone thyroxine (tetraiodothyronine) to form triiodothyronine.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Endocrinology. From mono- + deiodination.
Definition of monodeiodination in US English:
monodeiodination
nounˌmɒnə(ʊ)diːˈʌɪədɪˌneɪʃn
Biochemistry
The removal of a single iodine atom from a compound; specifically the removal of an atom of iodine from the hormone thyroxine (tetraiodothyronine) to form triiodothyronine.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Endocrinology. From mono- + deiodination.