Iode
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of iodine. countable, uncountable
"The general family resemblance between certain groups of bodies, now regarded as elementary, (as…for instance, chloride, iode, and brome)."
- 2 Synonym of iodide. countable, uncountable
"All the metals unite with iodine, and form compounds which have been called iodes, iodures, or iodides. The last term is to be preferred, on account of the analogy of the compounds denoted by it with oxides and chlorides."
Synonyms
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More examples"The general family resemblance between certain groups of bodies, now regarded as elementary, (as…for instance, chloride, iode, and brome)."
Etymology
From French iode.
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