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Definition of: iodine

ə·dīn, -din, -dēn) noun
A bluish–black crystalline element (symbol I) of the halogen group, having a metallic luster and yielding, when heated, corrosive fumes of a rich violet color. It is valuable for its powerful antiseptic properties, and is applied externally as a counterirritant. It is also extensively used in photography and organic synthesis. See ELEMENT. Also i·o·dinə·din). [<F iode <Gk. iōdēs violetlike (<ion a violet + eidos form) + -INE2 (as in chlorine); from its violet–colored vapor]

Most often used phrases:

iodine deficiency
radioactive iodine
elemental iodine
lugol s iodine
iodine solution
iodine content
hypervalent iodine
iodine compounds
iodine uptake
absorb iodine
free iodine
iodine atom
iodine monochloride
iodine laser
iodine clock

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"iodine" has the frequency of use of 0.0001% on city-data.com forum

"iodine" has the frequency of use of 0.0002% on en.wikipedia.org.

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