iodate

I1O1D2A1T1E1

noun

The anion IO₃⁻; any salt of iodic acid.

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Meanings

iodate1

nouniodate (plural iodates)

plural iodates

  1. chemistryThe anion IO₃⁻; any salt of iodic acid.

iodate2

verbiodate (third-person singular simple present iodates, present participle iodating, simple past and past participle iodated)

present singular third person iodates · participle present iodating · participle past iodated · past iodated

  1. transitiveTo treat with iodine.

Origin

iodate · noun

From iodic acid + -ate.

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iodate · verb

  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. Englishiodate

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

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Translations

Catalan iodat
  • iodatanion or salt
Finnish jodaatti
  • jodaattianion or salt
Hungarian jodát
  • jodátanion or salt
Italian iodato
  • iodatoanion or salt
Japanese 沃素酸塩
  • 沃素酸塩 (yōsosan'en)anion or salt
Polish jodan
  • jodananion or salt
Romanian iodat
  • iodatanion or salt
Spanish yodato
  • yodatoanion or salt
Swedish jodat
  • jodatanion or salt

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“iodate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iodate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iodate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iodate.

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