organoiodine

O1R1G2A1N1O1I1O1D2I1N1E1

adjective

Describing an organic compound containing one or more iodine atoms.

OriginEnglish iodine ← French iode ← Ancient Greek ῐ̓ώδης (ĭṓdēs) →
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Meanings

adjectiveorganoiodine (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing an organic compound containing one or more iodine atoms.
nounorganoiodine (plural organoiodines)

plural organoiodines

  1. chemistryAn organic compound containing iodine.

Origin

  1. Englishorgano-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*wion
  3. Ancient Greekῐ̓́ον (ĭ́on)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édyeti
  6. Proto-Hellenic*ód͏̌d͏̌ō
  7. Ancient Greekὄζω (ózō)
  8. Ancient Greekῐ̓ώδης (ĭṓdēs)
  9. Frenchiode
  10. Englishiodine
  11. Englishorganoiodine

From organo- + iodine.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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