Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Univalent anionic iodine, or a compound of iodine, especially a binary compound of iodine with a more electropositive element.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A compound of iodine with an element more electropositive than itself: thus, sodium iodide, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A binary compound of iodine, or one which may be regarded as binary, in which iodine has a valence of -1.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry A
binary compound ofiodine and anotherelement orradical .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a salt or ester of hydriodic acid
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Examples
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“Potassium iodide is a possible teratogen (causing fetal goiter).”
'Big Bang Theory' recap: Wolowitz takes a bath with Katee Sackhoff | EW.com 2009
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The pills—containing inexpensive potassium iodide, which is the substance used to iodize common table salt—can prevent thyroid cancer by saturating the thyroid gland with a harmless type of iodine, keeping it from absorbing radioactive iodine that might be inhaled or ingested after a radiation release.
Quake Renews Call to Enforce Pill Law Rebecca Smith 2011
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The pesticide methyl iodide, which is a known neurotoxin nerve poison, will now be legal to fumigate onto California strawberry fields.
Annie Spiegelman: A Green New Year's Resolution: Quit the Pesticide Man Annie Spiegelman 2011
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GOLDSTEIN: Well, perchlorate inhibits your take-up of iodide, which is a form of iodine, which is necessary to make thyroid hormone.
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Now, what you have in the glass it called nitrogen tri-iodide, which is very sensitive to touch.
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But caution from doctors like Braunstein has not stopped L.A. residents from swamping pharmacies with requests for potassium iodide, which is available over the counter, usually in pill form.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Exposure to perchlorate has been shown to reduce thyroid hormone production and inhibit the uptake of iodide, which is required for healthy function of the thyroid gland.
Eyewitness News 2009
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The vapor of iodine coming in contact with the silver surface, forms an iodide which is peculiarly sensitive to light.
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This just-in-case mentality helps explain why shoppers as far away from Japan as Plano, Texas, were reportedly stocking up on potassium iodide against the threat of radiation.
The Fantasy of Survivalism Virginia Postrel 2011
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Mad runs on potassium iodide in Japan and even here.
Sorry for the Meltdown Al Lewis 2011
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