iodine

en-noun

iodine (usually uncountable, plural iodines)

From French iode + -ine, from Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs, “violet”). Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1814.

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


iodide

/ˈɑɪ.əˌdɑɪd/

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The organification of iodide in the thyroid gland was described using a second order rate constant (KthybindC, /nmol/L*hr/kg thyroid weight) fitted to provide thyroidal iodide stores near the maximal value, which increased with age.

2016 March 2, “Dietary Iodine Sufficiency and Moderate Insufficiency in the Lactating Mother and Nursing Infant: A Computational Perspective”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

Presence of nitrides, argonides, arsenides, and iodides in the crystalline rocks

2017, Kathleen F. Edwards, Joel F. Liebman, No Nobel for Noble Gases - Some Guesses Why:

(inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of iodine and another element or radical.


iodate

en-verb

iodate (third-person singular simple present iodates, present participle iodating, simple past and past participle iodated)

iodates (present singular third-person)
iodating (participle present)
iodated (participle past)
iodated (past)

From iod(ine) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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iodoform

en-noun

iodoform (usually uncountable, plural iodoforms)

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(chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI₃; a yellow crystalline compound, formerly used as a mild antiseptic.

jodoformo

chemistry: a halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI3


periodic

/ˌpɜːɹaɪˈɒdɪk/

Relating to the highest oxidation state of iodine; of or derived from a periodic acid.


hydriodic acid

(chemistry) a solution of hydrogen iodide, HI, in water; it is a strong acid and reducing agent


hydrogen iodide

(inorganic chemistry) a colourless gas with molecular formula HI, having a suffocating smell; it forms hydriodic acid when dissolved in water


periodic acid

/ˌpɜːɹaɪˈɒdɪk ˈæsɪd/

(inorganic chemistry) HIO₄ or H₅IO₆, the oxyacids of iodine in which iodine has the highest oxidation number; H₅IO₆ is a white crystalline substance (HIO₄ is not stable), and both are strong oxidizing agents.


periodate

(inorganic chemistry) Either of two oxyanions of iodine; any salt containing these anions


diiodide

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(chemistry) any iodide containing two iodine atoms in each molecule


goitre

goitre (countable and uncountable, plural goitres)

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Borrowed from French, either from Old French goitron (“throat, neck, goitre”), itself from Vulgar Latin *gutturiō, *gutturiōnem (“throat, goitre-like protrusions”), from Latin guttur, or a back-formation from French goitreux (“goitered”).

der

(pathology, UK) An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.

coto

Venezuelan Andes - Argentinian and Venezuelan standard usage : bocio

güegüecho

Southern Mexico - Mexican standard usage : bocio


iodic

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(chemistry) of, or relating to iodine or its compounds, especially those in which it has a valency of five


potassium iodide

en-noun

potassium iodide (plural potassium iodides)

(chemistry) a salt, KI, formally derived from potassium hydroxide and hydriodic acid, used as an analytical reagent, in organic synthesis, and in the preparation of photosensitive emulsions and as a radioprotector to protect the thyroid.


hypothyroidism

hypothyroidism (countable and uncountable, plural hypothyroidisms)

/ˌhaɪpəˈθaɪɹɔɪˌdɪzəm/

/ˌhaɪpəʊˈθaɪɹɔɪˌdɪzəm/

Coined some time between 1900 and 1905 from hypo- (“under”) + thyroid + -ism.

(pathology) The disease state caused by insufficient production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland.

甲状腺機能低下症

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iod-

(organic chemistry) Alternative form of iodo-; used mainly before a vowel.


iodonium

iodonium (countable and uncountable, plural iodoniums)

(inorganic chemistry) The univalent H₂I⁺ cation, derived from iodane


iodonium ion

(chemistry) Any halonium ion in which the halogen is iodine


lithium iodide

(chemistry) the lithium salt of hydriodic acid, HI


carbon tetraiodide

the halogenated hydrocarbon tetraiodomethane


thyroxine

thyroxine (countable and uncountable, plural thyroxines)

From thyr- (“thyroid”) + ox- (“oxygen”) + -ine.

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(biochemistry) A hormone (an iodine derivative of tyrosine), produced by the thyroid gland, that regulates cell metabolism and growth.


(physics, medicine) The radioactive isotope of iodine, ¹³¹₅₃I, having a half-life of eight days; used as a medical tracer


radioiodine

en-noun

radioiodine (countable and uncountable, plural radioiodines)

Thyroid cells, in contrast to other cells, have the capability to organify iodine, which increases the time radioiodine can deposit energy.

2008, Kevin J. Harrington, Richard G. Vile, Hardev S. Pandha, Viral Therapy of Cancer, page 336:

(physics, medicine) The radioactive isotope of iodine, ¹³¹₅₃I, having a half-life of 8 days; used as a medical tracer


hydroiodic acid

hydroiodic acid (plural hydroiodic acids)

(inorganic chemistry) The acid formed when hydrogen iodide is dissolved in water


iodous acid

(chemistry) The hypothetical acid HIO₂ analogous to chlorous acid


iodite

(chemistry) Any hypothetical salt or ester of iodous acid


organoiodine

(organic chemistry) An organic compound containing iodine.


iodinate

en-verb

iodinate (third-person singular simple present iodinates, present participle iodinating, simple past and past participle iodinated)

iodinates (present singular third-person)
iodinating (participle present)
iodinated (participle past)
iodinated (past)

From iodine + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

(transitive) To treat, or to combine, with iodine.


radioiodination

en-noun

radioiodination (countable and uncountable, plural radioiodinations)

(chemistry) The incorporation of any radioiodine into a compound or tissue.


iodic acid

(inorganic chemistry) The oxyacid of iodine HIO₃


diiodomethane

(organic chemistry) Methylene iodide, a liquid halomethane used for the separation of minerals and for determining the specific gravity of mineral particles.


iodization

For public health purposes, the most practical is iodization of salt, and this continues to be the mainstay of national prophylactic programs.

2006, Maurice Edward Shils, Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease, page 307:


tetraiodothyronine

tetraiodothyronine (usually uncountable, plural tetraiodothyronines)

Thyroxine: a hormone produced by the thyroid gland.


iodimetry

(chemistry) titration in order to quantitatively analyze iodine in a sample


iodination

(chemistry) halogenation with iodine or an iodine compound


iodiferous

en-adj

iodiferous (comparative more iodiferous, superlative most iodiferous)

more iodiferous (comparative)
most iodiferous (superlative)


metaperiodate

(inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion IO₄⁻ or any salt containing this anion


orthoperiodate

(inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion IO₆⁵⁻ or any salt containing this anion


iodoacetic acid

(organic chemistry) The iodinated derivative of acetic acid CH₂I-COOH that is used in organic synthesis, and in protein sequencing


chloriodine

(inorganic chemistry) A compound of chlorine and iodine.


iodyrite

en-noun

iodyrite (usually uncountable, plural iodyrites)

(mineralogy) a natural mineral form of silver iodide


radioiodide

radioiodide (countable and uncountable, plural radioiodides)


deiodination

(chemistry) The removal of iodine from a compound (especially from iodothyronine).


iodine monobromide

interhalogen compound
interhalogen compound

(inorganic chemistry) The interhalogen compound IBr


iodine tribromide

(inorganic chemistry) The interhalogen compound IBr₃


iodine green

iodine green (countable and uncountable, plural iodine greens)

An artificial green dyestuff, an iodine derivative of rosaniline.


iodine scarlet

A pigment of an intense scarlet color, consisting of mercuric iodide.


iodine yellow

A brilliant yellow pigment consisting of plumbic iodide.


orthoperiodic acid

(inorganic chemistry) The oxyacid of iodine IO(OH)₅


orthoperiodic

From ortho- + periodic (“inorganic acid”).

Additionally, the use of HCl solution is not desirable due to the formation of Cl 2 gas by reaction of orthoperiodic with hydrochloric acid.

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(inorganic chemistry) Relating to orthoperiodic acid


(physics, medicine) The radioactive isotope of iodine, ¹²⁵₅₃I, having a half-life of 59 days; used as a radiation therapy.


iodohydrate

(inorganic chemistry) Any double salt of iodide and hydroxide


radioiodinate

en-verb

radioiodinate (third-person singular simple present radioiodinates, present participle radioiodinating, simple past and past participle radioiodinated)

radioiodinates (present singular third-person)
radioiodinating (participle present)
radioiodinated (participle past)
radioiodinated (past)

From radio- + iodinate, after radioiodine.

(transitive, chemistry, medicine) To treat (a substance) with radioiodine.


iododestannylation

(organic chemistry) A reaction that adds iodine and removes a stannyl group (typically involving stannatrane compounds)


radioiododestannylation

(organic chemistry) An iododestannylation reaction using radioiodine


coccinite

(mineralogy) A form of mercuric iodide (HgI₂) mined in parts of Australia and Mexico


monodeiodination

(biochemistry) The removal of a single iodine atom, typically from thyroxine


diiodination

en-noun

diiodination (countable and uncountable, plural diiodinations)

(chemistry) The addition of two atoms of iodine to a compound


Bunsen reaction

Bunsen reaction (plural Bunsen reactions)

(inorganic chemistry) A chemical reaction in which water, sulfur dioxide, and iodine react to form sulfuric acid and hydrogen iodide.


iodobehenic acid

This acid, when treated with phosphorus triiodide, gave iodobehenic acid, which yielded behenic acid on reduction with zinc and hydrochloric acid.

1889, Chemical Society (Great Britain), Journal of the Chemical Society (volume 56, page 1146)

Iodobehenic acid, prepared by the direct addition of hydrogen iodide to erucic acid, was gradually added to a solution of an equal weight of caustic potash in 2 parts of 95 per cent. alcohol heated on the water-bath.

1893, Quarterly Journal of the Chemical Society of London, page 549:

saiodine […] Trade name of a calcium salt of iodobehenic acid […]

1920, Thomas Stedman, Stedman's Medical Dictionary, page 884:

(organic chemistry) An iodide, C₂₂H₄₂O₂I, formed by reducing erucic acid by the addition of hydrogen iodide


arsenic triiodide

(inorganic chemistry) An iodide compound of arsenic with the chemical formula AsI₃.


cadmium iodide

(inorganic chemistry) An inorganic iodide salt of cadmium with the chemical formula CdI₂.