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iodate

American  
[ahy-uh-deyt] / ˈaɪ əˌdeɪt /

noun

  1. Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .


verb (used with object)

iodated, iodating
  1. Also to iodize.

iodate British  
/ ˈaɪəˌdeɪt /

noun

  1. a salt of iodic acid

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) another word for iodize

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of iodate

First recorded in 1830–40; iod(ic acid) + -ate 2

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The commercial preparation of iodine utilizes the reduction of sodium iodate, NaIO3, an impurity in deposits of Chile saltpeter, with sodium hydrogen sulfite:

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

Unicef is urging the government to enforce its own laws and do better testing, Dr. Kupka said, and the Kampot co-op has set up a fund to buy potassium iodate in bulk.

From New York Times May 15, 2017

Raw iodine prices remained high for two years, forcing the Indian companies that make potassium iodate to plead for donor help.

From New York Times May 15, 2017

As salt is cleaned and packaged, potassium iodate may be sprayed on it, normally at a cost of only a dollar or two per ton.

From New York Times May 15, 2017

It can also be obtained by the ignition of an intimate mixture of the carbonate and carbon, and in small quantities by the ignition of the iodate.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various

M. Soliel has proposed the use of the chloride of silver to determine the time required to produce a good impression on the iodated plate in the camera.

From American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype by S. D. (Samuel Dwight) Humphrey

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