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iodide Definition

iodide (īə dīd′)

noun

a compound of iodine with another element, as in sodium iodide, NaI, or with a radical, as in methyl iodide, CHI

Etymology: iod(o)- + -ide

iodide Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: The seeding is carried out using silver iodide either from aircraft or, more cost-effectively, ground generators.
  • contain: Pour a quantity ( say 1 oz. ) of collodion into a bottle containing dry iodide of silver.
  • produce: The mixture of the iodide and phosphoric(V ) acid produces hydrogen iodide which reacts with the alcohol.

Adjective modifier

  • silver: Look at the way the solubility products vary from silver chloride to silver iodide.
  • mercuric: It is a mercuric iodide in an excess of potassic iodide.
  • solid: There will also be red colors where the iodine comes into contact with the solid iodide.

Modifies a noun

  • ion: All the absence of a precipitate shows is that you haven't got chloride, bromide or iodide ions present.
  • crystal: Michael McMorris 1958-61 Electron diffraction studies of defects in various iodide crystals Academic career at University of the West Indies, Jamaica.
  • solution: THE CAMERA AND FILM Mike and Vanessa extracted a potassium iodide solution from burnt seaweed.
  • lamp: The streets are bathed in a fairylike blue ambiance produced by blue metallic iodide lamps.
  • concentration: Serum iodide concentration was about 40 % of that measured in laboratory rats.

Noun used with modifier

  • propidium: For examining root tips we often counterstain cell walls for a few minutes with 10 ug/ml propidium iodide solution.
  • alkyl: Much more research is required to unravel the ecological significance ( if any ) of the alkyl iodides.
  • potassium: Finally, 1 to 2 grams of potassium iodide, dissolved in a little water, are added to produce a clearer film.
  • sodium: Dietary supplementation ( as sodium iodide ) may be needed to prevent the hypothyroidism in these cases.
  • hydrogen: That's equally true for hydrogen fluoride or hydrogen iodide.
  • silver: We covered up the cell and left the reaction to run overnight to get the best yield of silver iodide possible.

Preposition: in

  • diet: There is a need, therefore, for daily replacement of iodide in the diet.

Preposition: of

  • potassium: I have used this solution as a vehicle for holding the iodide of potassium, when endeavoring to form a sensitive medium on glass.

Preposition: with

  • fluoride: So, try doing things like replacing potassium with lithium or iodide with fluoride ( each a factor of 6 ).

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