Etymology

hypoiodite

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Today it means: any salt or ester of hypoiodous acid; they have fungicidal properties Full definition →

English iodite ← Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *upó
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Englishiodite
  6. English todayhypoiodite

From hypo- + iodite.

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