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i⋅o⋅dine

[ahy-uh-dahyn, -din; in Chem. also ahy-uh-deen]
–noun Chemistry.
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
Also, i⋅o⋅din [ahy-uh-din] .


Origin:
1814; < F iode (< Gk īdēs, orig. rust-colored, but by folk etym. taken as í(on) violet + -ōdēs -ode 1 ) + -ine 2 ; introduced by H. Davy
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