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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A colorless or white crystalline powder, HIO3, used as an astringent and disinfectant.
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- noun inorganic chemistry The
oxyacid ofiodine HIO3
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- noun a soluble crystalline acid; used as a reagent and disinfectant
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French iodique, from iode, iodine; see iodine.]
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