iodinate

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verb

To treat, or to combine, with iodine.

Opposite
de-iodinate
OriginEnglish iodine ← French iode ← Ancient Greek ῐ̓ώδης (ĭṓdēs) →
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Meanings

verbiodinate (third-person singular simple present iodinates, present participle iodinating, simple past and past participle iodinated)

present singular third person iodinates · participle present iodinating · participle past iodinated · past iodinated

  1. transitiveTo treat, or to combine, with iodine.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbcause to combine with iodine

Opposite
de-iodinate
Broader
changealtermodify
Also see
iodine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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. Englishiodinate

From iodine + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 碘化
  • 碘化 (diǎnhuà)To treat or combine with iodine

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ideationinodiatetaenioid
Cite this entry
APA

iodinate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iodinate

MLA

“iodinate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iodinate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iodinate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iodinate.

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