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triiodide

triiodide noun: any compound containing a I₃⁻ moiety consisting of three iodine atoms in a more or less linear configuration.

Noun

triiodide (plural triiodides)

  1. Any compound containing a I₃⁻ moiety consisting of three iodine atoms in a more or less linear configuration.
  2. Any iodide of a trivalent element that contains three I⁻ ions.

Forms of triiodide

pluraltriiodides

Origin of triiodide

From tri- + iodide.

Words formed from triiodide

Questions about triiodide

What does triiodide mean?
Triiodide means any compound containing a I₃⁻ moiety consisting of three iodine atoms in a more or less linear configuration.
What part of speech is triiodide?
Triiodide is a noun.
What is the plural of triiodide?
The plural of triiodide is triiodides.

Words near triiodide in the dictionary

  1. trihydroxystilbene
  2. trihypostatic
  3. triidothyronine
  4. triindole
  5. triindoles
  6. triiodide
  7. triiodides
  8. triiodination
  9. triiodo
  10. triiodomethane
  11. triiodophenol

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