Etymology

iodate

I1O1D2A1T1E1

Today it means: The anion IO₃⁻; any salt of iodic acid. Full definition →

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iodate · noun1

From iodic acid + -ate.

iodate · verb2

  1. Proto-Hellenic*wion
  2. Ancient Greekῐ̓́ον (ĭ́on)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édyeti
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ód͏̌d͏̌ō
  6. Ancient Greekὄζω (ózō)
  7. Ancient Greekῐ̓ώδης (ĭṓdēs)
  8. Frenchiode
  9. Englishiod(ine)
  10. English todayiodate

From iod(ine) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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