iodine

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. A chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens.
2. An antiseptic incorporating the element.
3. (obsolete) An iodide.

Verb

to treat with iodine.

Sinónimos

I

iodin

tincture of iodine

atomic number 53

iodic

Merthiolate

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈaɪ.əˌdaɪn

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

From French iode + -ine, from Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs, “violet”). Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1814.