iodine

iodine
iodine 1814, formed by English chemist Sir Humphrey Davy (1778-1829) from Fr. iode "iodine," coined 1812 by French chemist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac from Gk. ioeides "violet-colored," from ion "the violet; dark blue flower," + eidos "appearance" (see -OID (Cf. -oid)). Davy added the chemical suffix -INE (Cf. -ine) (2) to make it analogous with chlorine and fluorine. So called from the color of the vapor given off when the crystals are heated.

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  • iodine — [ī′ə dīn΄, ī′ədin; ] Brit & among chemists [, ī′ədēn΄] n. [Fr iode, iodine (< Gr iōdēs, violetlike < ion, a violet + eidos, form: see OID) + INE3] 1. a nonmetallic chemical element, one of the halogens, consisting of grayish black crystals… …   English World dictionary

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  • iodine — Symbol: I Atomic number: 53 Atomic weight: 126.904 Dark violet nonmetallic element, belongs to group 17 of the periodic table. Insoluble in water. Required as a trace element for living organisms. One stable isotope, I 127 exists, in addition to… …   Elements of periodic system

  • iodine — the chemical element and the antiseptic made from it, is pronounced either iy ǝ deen or iy ǝ din. In AmE it is also pronounced iy ǝdiyn …   Modern English usage

  • iodine — /uy euh duyn , din/; in Chem. also /uy euh deen /, n. Chem. a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic …   Universalium

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