iodine
/ˈaɪ.əˌdaɪn
iodine noun: a chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens.

Noun
iodine (usually uncountable, plural iodines)
- A chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens.
- Synonyms:
- iode
- An antiseptic incorporating the element.
- Synonyms:
- tincture of iodine
- An iodide.
Verb
iodine (third-person singular simple present iodines, present participle iodining, simple past and past participle iodined)
iodine meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
iodine in Hindi
- element
- जंबुकी jambukī
iodine in Tamil
- element
- அயடின் ayaṭiṉ
iodine in Marathi
- आयोडीन, आयोडिन, आयओडीन
iodine in Urdu
- آیوڈین, آئیوڈین, آیوڈائن
More languagesFewer languages
- iodine in Bengali
- আয়োডিন, আয়োডিনের, আয়োডিনের প্রতি
- iodine in Telugu
- అయోడిన్, అయోడీన్
- iodine in Malayalam
- അയഡിൻ, ഊതകം, ഖരമൂലകം
- iodine in Kannada
- ಅಯೋಡಿನ್, ಅಯೋಡೀನ್
- iodine in Punjabi
- ਆਇਓਡੀਨ, ਆਈਓਡੀਨ, ਆਇਓਡੀਨ ਤੱਕ
- iodine in Gujarati
- આયોડિન, આયોડીન
- iodine in Odia
- ଆଯ଼ୋଡିନ୍, ଆଯ଼ୋଡିନ, ଆଯ଼ୋଡ଼ିନ୍
- iodine in Nepali
- आयोडिन, आयोडीन, आयोडाइन
- iodine in Tagalog
- yodo
- iodine in Arabic
- يُود yūd
- iodine in Malay
- iodin
- iodine in Indonesian
- yodium
- iodine in Persian
- ید yod
- iodine in Thai
- ไอโอดีน ai-oo-diin
- iodine in Vietnamese
- iot, iốt, iođ
Examples of iodine in a sentence
- These results suggest that excess iodine induces thyroid involution in goitrogen-treated rats at least partially by apoptosis.
- The doctor trickled some iodine on the wound.
- Radiocontrast agents are typically iodine or barium compounds.
Synonyms of iodine
Forms of iodine
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | iodines |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | iodines |
| present participle | iodining |
| past participle | iodined |
| past | iodined |
Origin of iodine
From French iode + -ine, from Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs, “violet”). Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1814.
Words formed from iodine
- cadexomer iodine
- chloriodine
- diiodine
- eka-iodine
- iodabenzene
- iodhydrin
- iodian
- iodiferous
- iodimetry
- iodinase
- iodinate
- iodination
- iodine-125
- iodine-131
- iodine bush
- iodine cyanide
- iodine green
- iodine heptafluoride
- iodine index
- iodine monobromide
- iodine monochloride
- iodine number
- iodine number saponification
- iodine pentafluoride
- iodine pentoxide
- iodine scarlet
- iodine tribromide
- iodine trichloride
- iodine value
- iodine yellow
- iodinised
- iodinized
- iod-
- iodo-
- iodite
- iodozone
- iodyrite
- Lugol's iodine
- noniodine
- organoiodine
- polyvinylpyrrolidone-iodine
- povidone-iodine
- quartz-iodine lamp
- radioiodine
- sulfur-iodine cycle
- thyro-iodine
- tincture of iodine
Phrases with iodine
Questions about iodine
- What does iodine mean?
- Iodine means a chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens.
- What is iodine in Hindi?
- Iodine in Hindi is जंबुकी (jambukī). See Iodine meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is iodine?
- Iodine can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce iodine?
- Iodine is pronounced /ˈaɪ.əˌdaɪn.
- What is the plural of iodine?
- The plural of iodine is iodines.
Words near iodine in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: iodine (page history and authors); iodine (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); iodine (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); iodine (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); iodine (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); iodine (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); iodine (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); iodine (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); iodine (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); iodine (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); iodine (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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