Meanings
plural iodines
- uncountableusuallyA chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens.
Synonyms: iode
- countableobsoleteuncountableusuallyAn iodide.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens.
nounAn antiseptic incorporating the element.
verbto treat with iodine.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
nouna tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*wion
- Ancient Greekῐ̓́ον (ĭ́on)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃édyeti
- Proto-Hellenic*ód͏̌d͏̌ō
- Ancient Greekὄζω (ózō)
- Ancient Greekῐ̓ώδης (ĭṓdēs)
- Frenchiode
- Englishiodine
From French iode + -ine, from Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs, “violet”). Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1814.
More words from French, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans jood
- joodelement
Arabic يُود
- يُود (yūd)element
Basque iodoa
- iodoaelement
Bulgarian йод, йо́дна тинкту́ра
- йод (jod)element
- йо́дна тинкту́ра (jódna tinktúra)antiseptic
- йод (jod)antiseptic
Catalan iode
- iodeelement
Chinese Mandarin 碘, 碘酒
- 碘 (diǎn)element
- 碘酒 (diǎnjiǔ)antiseptic
- 碘酊 (diǎndǐng)antiseptic
- 優碘 /优碘antiseptic
Czech jód
- jódelement
Danish jod
- jodelement
Dutch jood, jodium
- joodelement
- jodiumelement
- jodiumantiseptic
- jodiumtinctuurantiseptic
Esperanto jodo, iodo
- jodoelement
- iodoelement
Estonian jood
- joodelement
Finnish jodi, joditinktuura
- jodielement
- joditinktuuraantiseptic
- jodispriiantiseptic
French iode
- iodeelement
German Jod, Iod
- Jodelement
- Iodelement
- Jodtinkturantiseptic
Greek ιώδιο
- ιώδιο (iódio)element
Hebrew יוד
- יוד (yod)element
Hindi जंबुकी
- जंबुकी (jambukī)element
Hungarian jód
- jódelement
Icelandic joð
- joðelement
Indonesian yodium
- yodiumelement
Irish iaidín
- iaidínelement
Italian iodio
- iodioelement
Japanese ヨウ素, 沃素
- ヨウ素 (yōso)element
- 沃素 (yōso)element
- ヨード (yōdo)element
- ヨードチンキ (yōdochinki)antiseptic
Korean 요오드, 옥도
- 요오드 (yoodeu)element
- 옥도 (okdo)element
- 옥소 (okso)element
- 요오듐 (yoodyum)element
- 아이오딘 (aiodin)element
Latin iodium
- iodiumelement
Latvian jods
- jodselement
Lithuanian jodas
- jodaselement
Malay iodin
- iodinelement
Māori hautawa
- hautawaelement
Norwegian jod
- jodelement
Persian ید
- ید (yod)element
Polish jod, jodyna
- jodelement
- jodynaantiseptic
Portuguese iodo, iodo
- iodoelement
- iodoantiseptic
Romanian iod, tinctură de iod
- iodelement
- tinctură de iodantiseptic
Russian йод, ио́д
- йод (jod)element
- ио́д (iód)element
- раствор йода (rastvor joda)antiseptic
- ио́д (iód)antiseptic
Scottish Gaelic ìodain
- ìodainelement
Slovak jód
- jódelement
Spanish yodo, iodo
- yodoelement
- iodoelement
Swedish jod
- jodelement
Tagalog yodo
- yodoelement
Tamil அயடின்
- அயடின் (ayaṭiṉ)element
Thai ไอโอดีน
- ไอโอดีน (ai-oo-diin)element
Turkish iyot
- iyotelement
Ukrainian йод
- йод (jod)element
Vietnamese iot, iốt
- iotelement
- iốtelement
- iođelement
Welsh ïodin
- ïodinelement
Yiddish יאָד, יאָד
- יאָד (yod)element
- יאָד (yod)antiseptic
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Cite this entry
iodine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iodine
“iodine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iodine. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iodine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iodine.
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