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Iodide
//ˈɑɪ.əˌdɑɪd// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A binary compound of iodine and another element or radical.
- 2 a salt or ester of hydriodic acid wordnet
- 3 A binary compound of iodine and another element or radical.; Any salt of hydroiodic acid.
"The organification of iodide in the thyroid gland was described using a second order rate constant (KthybindC, /nmol/L*hr/kg thyroid weight) fitted to provide thyroidal iodide stores near the maximal value, which increased with age."
- 4 The anionic form of an iodine atom.
Etymology
From iodine + -ide.
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