Iodine Synonyms

īə-dīn, -dĭn, -dēn
A tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. tincture-of-iodine
A nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. iodin
  2. i
  3. atomic number 53
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Words Related to Iodine

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. periodic-table
  2. potassium
  3. sulphate
  4. dichromate
  5. bicarbonate
  6. sodium
  7. fluoride
  8. hydrogen-peroxide
  9. permanganate
  10. povidone
  11. phenol
  12. chlorine
  13. calcium
  14. iodide
  15. ammonia
  16. dihydrate

Iodine Sentence Examples

  • It does not liberate iodine from potassium iodide, neither does it decolorize iodine solution.

  • Courtois isolated the element iodine from " kelp," the burnt ashes of marine plants.

  • It has a strong and characteristic odour, and a hot sweetish taste, is soluble in ten parts of water, and in all proportions in alcohol, and dissolves bromine, iodine, and, in small quantities, sulphur and phosphorus, also the volatile oils, most fatty and resinous substances, guncotton, caoutchouc and certain of the vegetable alkaloids.

  • The industries of the town and its environs (Sandnaes, &c.) are prosperous, including factories for preserved foods, woollens and linens, lime, iodine from seaweed, and domestic commodities.

  • Its power depends on the fact that it is slowly decomposed by the tissues, and free iodine given off.

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