iodophilic

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adjective

Binding to iodine, or containing starches that bind to iodine, and therefore detectable or identifiable by staining with iodine.

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Meanings

adjectiveiodophilic (comparative more iodophilic, superlative most iodophilic)

comparative more iodophilic · superlative most iodophilic

  1. Binding to iodine, or containing starches that bind to iodine, and therefore detectable or identifiable by staining with iodine.

    Cellulose decomposition is associated with iodophilic bacteria (i.e. organisms which reveal starch-like substances when stained with iodine) and^([sic]) which are found in large numbers attached to plant debris among the rumen contents.

    1960, Lilian E. Hawker, An Introduction to the Biology of Micro-organisms, E. Arnold, page 345

Origin

From iodo- + -philic.

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APA

iodophilic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iodophilic

MLA

“iodophilic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iodophilic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iodophilic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iodophilic.

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