iodine
A chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens.
Other meanings
An antiseptic incorporating the element.
A kind of
- chemical element
- halogen
Related words
- chloriodine
- diiodine
- iodabenzene
- iodhydrin
- iodian
- iodiferous
- iodinase
- iodozone
- noniodine
- organoiodine
- cadexomer iodine
- eka-iodine
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἰοειδής" (violet).
Where this comes from
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