iodine
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Definition of iodine
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable, usually)A chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens.
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noun
- (uncountable, usually)A chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens.
- (uncountable, usually)An antiseptic incorporating the element.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable, usually)An iodide.
verb
- (transitive)to treat with iodine.
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Etymology
From French iode + -ine, from Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs, “violet”). Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1814.
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