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iodide
noun(io-dide)
a salt of hydriodic acid; also : the monovalent anion I— of such a salt
iodide
noun(io-dide)
an acrid colorless gas HI that fumes in moist air and yields hydriodic acid when dissolved in water
iodide
noun(io-dide)
a crystalline salt KI that is very soluble in water and is used medically chiefly in the treatment of hyperthyroidism, to block thyroidal uptake of radioactive iodine, and as an expectorant
iodide
noun(io-dide)
a compound AgI that darkens on exposure to light and is used in photography, rainmaking, and medicine

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