iodic

[ ahy-od-ik ]

/ aɪˈɒd ɪk /

adjective Chemistry.

containing iodine, especially in the pentavalent state.

Nearby words

ioc, iocetamic acid, iod-, iodamide, iodate, iodic, iodic acid, iodide, iodimetry, iodin, iodinate

Origin of iodic

First recorded in 1820–30; iod- + -ic

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Examples from the Web for iodic

Its principal compounds with oxygen are the iodic and periodic anhydrides.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
The nitric acid used should be free from hydrochloric, sulphuric, iodic and telluric acids.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
Commaille oxidized with a known quantity of iodic acid and estimated the excess of iodate.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3|Various
It is completely oxidized to iodic acid when boiled with fuming nitric acid.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6|Various

Iodic acid is used as a test for morphia and sulphurous acid.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for iodic

iodic

/ (aɪˈɒdɪk) /

adjective

of or containing iodine, esp in the pentavalent state

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