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iodine

/ˈaɪ.əˌdaɪn

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

iodine: a chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens
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Noun

iodine (usually uncountable, plural iodines)

  1. (usually) A chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens.
    Synonyms:
    iode
  2. (usually) An antiseptic incorporating the element.
    Synonyms:
    tincture of iodine
  3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable, usually) An iodide.

Verb

iodine (third-person singular simple present iodines, present participle iodining, simple past and past participle iodined)

  1. (transitive) to treat with iodine.
    Synonyms:
    iodinate

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.

All 20 example sentences with iodine

Synonyms of iodine

Forms of iodine

Noun
pluraliodines
Verb
third-person singular presentiodines
present participleiodining
past participleiodined
pastiodined

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

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

  1. iodinated
  2. iodinates
  3. iodinating
  4. iodination
  5. iodinations
  6. iodine
  7. iodine bush
  8. iodine bushes
  9. iodine green
  10. iodine greens
  11. iodine index

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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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