iode

Noun

iode (countable and uncountable, plural iodes)

1. Synonym of iodine.
   • The general family resemblance between certain groups of bodies, now regarded as elementary, (as…for instance, chloride, iode, and brome).1830, Herschel, Stud. Nat. Phil., page 94

   Synonyms:

   iodine

2. Synonym of iodide.
   • All the metals unite with iodine, and form compounds which have been called iodes, iodures, or iodides. The last term is to be preferred, on account of the analogy of the compounds denoted by it with oxides and chlorides.1826, Henry, Elem. Chem., volume I, page 500

   Synonyms:

   iodide