IV
/ˌaɪ ˈviː/
IV is the abbreviation of intravenous.
IV is the initialism of intravenous injection.
IV is the initialism of initialization vector.
IV is the initialism of instrumental variable.
IV is the initialism of immigrant visa.
IV is the initialism of iodine value.
Meaning of intravenous
Adjective
intravenous (not comparable)
- Inside the veins.
- Ikenna had typhoid and had been admitted at the hospital, receiving intravenous injections.2015, Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen, ONE, page 116
Meaning of iodine value
Noun
iodine value (plural iodine values)
- The mass of iodine in grams that is consumed by 100 grams of a chemical substance, often used to determine the degree of unsaturation in fats, oils, and waxes.
- Synonyms:
- IV, iodine index, iodine number
Forms of IV
| plural | IVs |
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Phrases with IV
Questions about IV
- What is IV the abbreviation of?
- IV is the abbreviation of intravenous.
- How do you pronounce IV?
- IV is pronounced /ˌaɪ ˈviː/.
Words near IV in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: IV (page history and authors); intravenous (page history and authors); iodine value (page history and authors). 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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