See Also: povidone(medicine)
povidone(dictionary)
povidone-iodine(medicine)
Povidone iodine(health)

povidone (iou)



povidone noun. M20.
[Contr. of polyvinyl pyrrolidone.]
Pharmacology & Medicine. = POLYVINYL pyrrolidone. Freq. attrib., esp. in povidone iodine, a complex of povidone and iodine in the form of a brown powder, used as a topical antiseptic.