Meanings
nouniodomethane (countable and uncountable, plural iodomethanes)
plural iodomethanes
- countableuncountablechemistryThe aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbon with chemical formula CH₃I, used in organic synthesis to introduce a methyl group into compounds.
- countableuncountablechemistryA derivative of iodomethane.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*wion
- Ancient Greekἴον (íon)
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Ancient Greekἰοειδής (ioeidḗs)
- Englishiodo-
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
- Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
- Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- GermanMethy
- Englishmethyl
- Englishmethane
- Englishiodomethane
Translations
Finnish metyylijodidi, jodimetaani
- metyylijodidiTranslations
- jodimetaaniTranslations
French iodométhane
- iodométhaneTranslations
Italian iodometano
- iodometanoTranslations
Japanese ヨードメタン
- ヨードメタン (yōdometan)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
iodomethane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iodomethane
MLA
“iodomethane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iodomethane. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iodomethane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iodomethane.
Source: iodomethane on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.