IV
noun
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
IV
1 American
[ahy-vee]
/ ˈaɪˈvi /
noun
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IVs,
plural
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IV's
plural
IV
2
American
i.v.
3
American
abbreviation
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increased value.
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initial velocity.
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invoice value.
I.V.
4
American
abbreviation
i.v.
British
abbreviation
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of IV
First recorded in 1950–55
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Pike's legal team had previously objected to the execution IV protocol, saying it would have caused needless suffering due to her small veins and a blood condition.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
Despite that, most had aggressive disease that had already progressed to Stage III or IV by the time it was diagnosed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
His pass was intercepted on the first play from scrimmage and again late in the first half, when his throw landed right in the belly of linebacker Ernest Jones IV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
The people tasked with the job of finding a usable vein and securing an IV are not phlebotomists with specialized training or nurses.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Ptolemy IV Philopater hazarded the use of native Egyptian troops at Raphia, and won the battle with their help; just a few years later, native mercenaries in Thebes used their hard-won martial skills to revolt.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
Welly has been part of Unilever’s beauty and well-being segment, which houses brands such as Dove soap, Vaseline jelly and Liquid I.V. drink powders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Elsewhere, Unilever last month talked up Liquid I.V., a maker of electrolyte-drink mixes that it bought in 2020.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Other things that I have automatic repeat orders set up for: Swiffer Wet Jet pads, Liquid I.V., coffee beans, magnesium gummies, shampoo and conditioner, and assorted cleaning supplies.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2024
Employees handed out packets of Liquid I.V. hydration powder and samples of Mosh, a line of protein bars by Maria Shriver and her son Patrick Schwarzenegger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
“We’ve got him on I.V. antibiotics and he’s doing pretty well,” Dr. Gonzalez said in a low voice, “but unless we find those dogs, he’ll need a series of rabies injections. Those are no fun.”
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
Alternatively, it has been suggested that the panels were originally installed side by side in the cathedral of St. Vitus, Prague, perhaps for Charles IV’s coronation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
The streamer, known as Actually Arcane on Twitch, shared a video of her emotional reaction to seeing Diablo IV's character creator for the first time.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2023
Bailey studies every teammate, even watching Russell Stong IV’s moves in practice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2023
His lead work on 12-string acoustic guitar was heard on George Hamilton IV’s 1963 hit “Abilene” — a record that, like “Singing the Blues,” topped the country chart and also reached the pop Top 20.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
It was there that Godoy, favorite of Charles IV's wife, signed away Spain to Napoleon, the criminal act that led to such glorious consequences.
From Heroic Spain by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
Desperate to save them, records show, doctors inserted tubes into their airways and hooked them up to IVs.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
On Saturdays, a Sacramento clinic repurposes the reclining chairs reserved for patients recovering from abortion procedures for the people coming in for the IVs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
Snell was taken to the emergency room and stayed there overnight, getting two IVs to combat an unspecified illness undoubtedly compounded by exhaustion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025
"We were told that his illness was one in a million. Other parents were learning to change diapers but I was learning how to change chemotherapy ports and IVs."
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025
The only letters left after that are three IVs, then CTOOMD.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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