hydroiodination

H4Y4D2R1O1I1O1D2I1N1A1T1I1O1N1

noun

Reaction with hydrogen iodide (HI) or hydroiodic acid, HI(aq).

Scrabble 23

Meanings

nounhydroiodination (usually uncountable, plural hydroiodinations)

plural hydroiodinations

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryReaction with hydrogen iodide (HI) or hydroiodic acid, HI(aq).

Origin

By surface analysis, hydro- + iodination, or, by surface analysis, hydro- + iodinate + -ion.

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hydroiodination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroiodination

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