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iodide

[ahy-uh-dahyd, -did]
noun Chemistry.
  1. a salt of hydriotic acid consisting of two elements, one of which is iodine, as sodium iodide, NaI.
  2. a compound containing iodine, as methyl iodide.

Origin of iodide

First recorded in 1815–25; iod- + -ide
Related formssub·i·o·dide, noun
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iodide

noun
  1. a salt of hydriodic acid, containing the iodide ion, I –
  2. a compound containing an iodine atom, such as methyl iodide, CH 3 I
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Word Origin and History for iodide
n.

from comb. form of iodine + -ide.

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iodide in Medicine

iodide

[ī′ə-dīd′]
n.
  1. A compound of iodine with a more electropositive element or group.
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iodide in Science

iodide

[ī′ə-dīd′]
  1. A chemical compound consisting of iodine together with another element or radical.
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