iodide

See also: Iodide

English

Etymology

From iodine +‎ -ide.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑɪ.əˌdɑɪd/
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Noun

iodide (plural iodides)

  1. (inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of iodine and another element or radical.
    Hypernyms: compound < substance, material
    Coordinate terms: fluoride, chloride, bromide; astatide, tennesside
    1. (inorganic chemistry) Any salt of hydroiodic acid.
      Synonyms: (all obsolete) iode, iodure, ioduret
      Hypernyms: halide < salt < compound < substance, material
      Coordinate terms: fluoride, chloride, bromide; astatide, tennesside
      • 2016 March 2, “Dietary Iodine Sufficiency and Moderate Insufficiency in the Lactating Mother and Nursing Infant: A Computational Perspective”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
        The organification of iodide in the thyroid gland was described using a second order rate constant (KthybindC, /nmol/L*hr/kg thyroid weight) fitted to provide thyroidal iodide stores near the maximal value, which increased with age.
      • 2017, Kathleen F. Edwards, Joel F. Liebman, No Nobel for Noble Gases - Some Guesses Why:
        Presence of nitrides, argonides, arsenides, and iodides in the crystalline rocks
  2. (inorganic chemistry) The anionic form of an iodine atom.
    Hypernyms: halide < anion < ion
    Coordinate terms: fluoride, chloride, bromide; astatide, tennesside

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