Trends ofiodine
View usage for:
iodine
(aɪədiːn, US -daɪn)
uncountable noun
Iodine is a dark-coloured substance used in medicine and photography.
iodine in British English
(ˈaɪəˌdiːn)
noun
a bluish-black element of the halogen group that sublimates into a violet irritating gas. Its compounds are used in medicine and photography and in dyes. The radioisotope iodine-131 (radioiodine), with a half-life of 8 days, is used in the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease. Symbol: I; atomic no: 53; atomic wt: 126.90447; valency: 1, 3, 5, or 7; relative density: 4.93; melting pt: 113.5°C; boiling pt: 184.35°C
Word origin
C19: from French iode, from Greek iōdēs rust-coloured, but taken to mean violet-coloured, through a mistaken derivation fromion violetiodine in American English
(ˈaɪəˌdaɪn; ˈaɪədɪn; British; & among chemists, ˈaɪəˌdin)
noun
1.
a nonmetallic chemical element, one of the halogens, consisting of grayish-black crystals that volatilize into a violet-colored vapor: used as an antiseptic, in the manufacture of dyes, in photography, etc.: symbol, I; at. no., 53: a radioactive isotope (iodine-131) is used esp. in the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid function, in internal radiation therapy, and as a tracer
2.
tincture of iodine, used as an antiseptic
Word origin
Fr iode, iodine (< Gr iōdēs, violetlike < ion, a violet + eidos, form: see -oid) + -ine3Image ofiodine
© jiangdi, Shutterstock
Examples of 'iodine' in a sentenceiodine
Word lists withiodine
chemicalIn other languagesiodine
British English: iodine NOUN
Iodine is a dark-coloured substance used in medicine and photography.
- American English: iodine
- Brazilian Portuguese: iodo
- Chinese: 碘
- European Spanish: yodo
- French: iode
- German: Jod
- Italian: iodio
- Japanese: ヨウ素
- Korean: 요오드
- European Portuguese: iodo
- Latin American Spanish: yodo
Chinese translation of 'iodine'
iodine
(ˈaɪəudiːn)
n (u)
-
碘
(diǎn)
- it was worse than she'd supposed
- it was worth every penny
- it went or passed unnoticed
- it went to his head
- it will be interesting to see how he reacts
- it will come back to you
- it will dissolve in water
- it will improve with time
- it will last forever
- it won't be long before/until ...
- it won't cost you a penny
- it won't go in
- it won't hurt/it never hurts
- it-wont-hurt-it-never-hurts
- it won't take long
- it works out at 100 pounds
- it would be a shame to waste this
- it would be best for you to leave
- it would be better to ...
- it would be impolite to refuse the invitation
- it would be improper to ...
- it would be inappropriate for me to interfere
- it would be inappropriate to comment
- it would be madness to do that
- it would be sensible to go to bed early