Iodate
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The anion IO₃⁻; any salt of iodic acid.
Verb
- 1 To treat with iodine. transitive
Etymology
Etymology 1
From iodic acid + -ate.
Etymology 2
From iod(ine) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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