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Word: Iodine
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: from French iode (from Greek iōdēs ‘violet-coloured’, from ion ‘violet’ + -eidēs ‘like’) + -ine
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈʌɪədiːn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈʌɪədʌɪn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈʌɪədɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the chemical element of atomic number 53, a non-metallic element forming black crystals and a violet vapour.
Short Definition:chemical element of atomic number 53
Variant Forms:
- I
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