iodinophilous
adjective
io·din·oph·i·lous
¦īədə̇¦näfələs
variants or less commonly iodinophil or iodinophile or iodinophilic
ˌīəˈdinəˌfil
-ˌfīl
¦īəˌdinə¦filik
: taking up or coloring readily with iodine —used especially of various starchy cell inclusions
Word History
Etymology
iodinophilous from iodine + -o- + -philous; iodinophil, iodinophile from iodine + -o- + -phile, -phil; iodinophilic probably from iodinophil + -ic