periodinate

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verb

To iodinate thoroughly: to add the maximum amount of iodine to.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

verbperiodinate (third-person singular simple present periodinates, present participle periodinating, simple past and past participle periodinated)

present singular third person periodinates · participle present periodinating · participle past periodinated · past periodinated

  1. chemistryTo iodinate thoroughly: to add the maximum amount of iodine to.

Origin

By surface analysis, per- + iodine + -ate, or, by surface analysis, per- + iodinate.

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APA

periodinate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periodinate

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“periodinate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periodinate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “periodinate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periodinate.

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