iodine
verbEtymology From French iode + -ine, from Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs, “violet”). Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1814.
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to treat with iodine.
iodine
noun/ˈaɪ.əˌdaɪn · -dɪn
Etymology From French iode + -ine, from Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs, “violet”). Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1814.
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Usually A chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens.
2
Usually An antiseptic incorporating the element.
3
Obsolete, Usually An iodide.
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cadexomer iodine, chloriodine, diiodine, eka-iodine, iodabenzene, iodhydrin, iodian, iodiferous, iodimetry, iodinase, iodinate, iodination, iodine-125, iodine-131, iodine bush, iodine cyanide, iodine green, iodine heptafluoride, iodine index, iodine monobromide, iodine monochloride, iodine number, iodine pentafluoride, iodine pentoxide, iodine scarlet, iodine tribromide, iodine trichloride, iodine value, iodine yellow, iodinised, iodinized, iod-, iodo-, iodite, iodozone, iodyrite, Lugol's iodine, noniodine, organoiodine, polyvinylpyrrolidone-iodine, povidone-iodine, quartz-iodine lamp, radioiodine, sulfur-iodine cycle, thyro-iodine, tincture of iodine