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iodic

American  
[ahy-od-ik] / aɪˈɒd ɪk /

adjective

Chemistry.
  1. containing iodine, especially in the pentavalent state.


iodic British  
/ aɪˈɒdɪk /

adjective

  1. of or containing iodine, esp in the pentavalent state

"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

Etymology

Origin of iodic

First recorded in 1820–30; iod- + -ic

Example Sentences

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Some iodine comes from the oxidation of iodine chloride, ICl, or iodic acid, HlO3.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

The reaction of iodine with concentrated nitric acid produces stable white iodic acid, HIO3:

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

I′odāte, a combination of iodic acid with a salifiable base.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

In absence of the latter, and therefore in presence of compounds which destroy or absorb hydriodic acid—e.g. iodic acid—there results a brown addition product.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.

Iodphenol is obtained by the action of iodine and iodic acid on phenol dissolved in a dilute solution of caustic potash.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various

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