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Iodide

Iodide \I"o*dide\, n. (Chem.) A binary compound of iodine, or one which may be regarded as binary, in which iodine has a valence of -1; as, potassium iodide.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
iodide

from comb. form of iodine + -ide.

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iodide

n. (context inorganic chemistry English) A binary compound of iodine and another element or radical.

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iodide

n. a salt or ester of hydriodic acid

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Iodide

An iodide ion is the ion I. Compounds with iodine in formal oxidation state −1 are called iodides. This page is for the iodide ion and its salts, not organoiodine compounds. In everyday life, iodide is most commonly encountered as a component of iodized salt, which many governments mandate. Worldwide, iodine deficiency affects two billion people and is the leading preventable cause of intellectual disability.

Usage examples of "iodide".

Nessler tube and the colour compared with that observed in a similar tube containing water and potassium iodide on adding the standard solution of bismuth.

To eliminate the lead from the system, and thus prevent a return of the colic, or other injurious effects, two drachms of iodide of potassium should be added to a bottle of the Golden Medical Discovery, and a teaspoonful of this taken four times a day.

Introduced iodide and iodate of potassium or their equivalents into paper.

On allowing the liquid to stand for some time a bright yellow precipitate of thallous iodide separates out.

On the other hand, as much silver nitrate is required to give the yellow turbidity due to silver iodide as would be required if no zinc were present.

Antimonic chloride and potassium iodide react, forming antimonious chloride and free iodine.

According to this method a stock solution of hypochlorite of lime was added to the water, the amount necessary for any given water being determined by a solution of potassium iodide and starch.

Synthetically it may be prepared by the methylation of silver theobromine and silver theophyllin or by boiling heteroxanthine with methyl iodide and potash.

The presence of salts of bismuth masks the end reaction because of the strong colour imparted to the solution by the iodide of bismuth.

The salts were added and dissolved before the addition of the potassium iodide.

When the plate flowed with collodion, O'Sullivan laid on the chemical excitantsbromide and iodide of potassiumand, when that turned properly tacky, lifted it into a tub containing nitrate of silver and iodized water.

To prevent this, you can take a dose of a benign chemical called potassium iodide before a nuclear attack.

The Food and Drug Administration says potassium iodide is safe and effective and recommends that civil defense officials include it in their emergency planning.

Formulas differ slightly, but all use a mixture of iodine, potassium iodide, glycerine, and water, dabbed on with cotton.

The freshly cut ends of a bundle of cuttings are immersed in a weak solution of iodine in potassium iodide.