iodate

[ahy-uh-deyt]

i·o·date

[ahy-uh-deyt] noun, verb, i·o·dat·ed, i·o·dat·ing.
noun
1.
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO3.
verb (used with object)
2.
Also, iodinate. to iodize.

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Iodate is always a great word to know.
So is formaldehyde. Does it mean:
a mixture composed of different substances or the same substance in different phases, such as solid ice and liquid water
a colorless, toxic, water-soluble gas having a suffocating odor, used chiefly as a disinfectant and preservative, contained in resins and plastics

Origin:
1830–40; iod(ic acid) + -ate2

i·o·da·tion, noun
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iodate (ˈaɪəˌdeɪt)
 
n
1.  a salt of iodic acid
 
vb
2.  (tr) another word for iodize
 
io'dation
 
n

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