iodine
io·dine
noun
1.
a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
Origin
From French iode + -ine, from Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs, “violet”). Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1814.
Phrases
- cadexomer iodine
- iodine bush
- iodine cyanide
- iodine green
- iodine heptafluoride
- iodine index
- iodine monobromide
- iodine monochloride
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