iodide

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/ˈɑɪ.əˌdɑɪd/

noun

A binary compound of iodine and another element or radical.

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Meanings

nouniodide (plural iodides)

plural iodides

  1. chemistryA binary compound of iodine and another element or radical.
    1. chemistryAny salt of hydroiodic acid.

      Presence of nitrides, argonides, arsenides, and iodides in the crystalline rocks

      2017, Kathleen F. Edwards, Joel F. Liebman, No Nobel for Noble Gases - Some Guesses Why
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      The organification of iodide in the thyroid gland was described using a second order rate constant (KthybindC, /nmol/L*hr/kg thyroid weight) fitted to provide thyroidal iodide stores near the maximal value, which increased with age.

      2016 March 2, “Dietary Iodine Sufficiency and Moderate Insufficiency in the Lactating Mother and Nursing Infant: A Computational Perspective”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

      Synonyms: iode, iodure, ioduret

  2. chemistryThe anionic form of an iodine atom.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny salt of hydroiodic acid.

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Origin

  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. Englishiodine
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  11. Englishiodide

From iodine + -ide.

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Translations

Bulgarian йодид
  • йодид (jodid)binary compound
Catalan iodur
  • iodurbinary compound
Czech jodid
  • jodidbinary compound
Finnish jodidi
  • jodidibinary compound
French iodure
  • iodurebinary compound
German Iodid
  • Iodidbinary compound
Hindi जंबुकित
  • जंबुकित (jambukit)binary compound
Hungarian jodid
  • jodidbinary compound
Italian ioduro
  • iodurobinary compound
Japanese ヨウ化物
  • ヨウ化物 (yōkabutsu)binary compound
Māori kahautawa
  • kahautawabinary compound
Polish jodek
  • jodekbinary compound
Portuguese iodeto
  • iodetobinary compound
Romanian iodură
  • iodurăbinary compound
Spanish yoduro, ioduro
  • yodurobinary compound
  • iodurobinary compound
Swedish jodid
  • jodidbinary compound
Turkish iyodür
  • iyodürbinary compound
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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