iodide

[ahy-uh-dahyd, -did]

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noun

Chemistry.

a salt of hydriodic acid consisting of two elements, one of which is iodine, as sodium iodide, NaI.
a compound containing iodine, as methyl iodide.

iodide

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noun

a salt of hydriodic acid, containing the iodide ion, I ^–
a compound containing an iodine atom, such as methyl iodide, CH 3 I

iodide

A chemical compound consisting of iodine together with another element or radical.

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Other Word Forms

subiodide noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of iodide¹

First recorded in 1815–25; iod- + -ide ( def. )

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Usually silver iodide is used, but it can also be dry ice and other materials.

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The video claims that the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority “boasts about blasting cancer-linked silver iodide mixed with acetone.”

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Shasta were worried after they read a scientific study about silver iodide showing up in fish populations.

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It is done by spraying particles of salt - like silver iodide or chloride - on clouds using planes or dispersion devices on the ground.

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One solution involves turning instead to all-inorganic perovskite materials like cesium lead iodide, which has good electrical properties and a superior tolerance to environmental factors.

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iodic acid iodimetry

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