iodide

/ˌaɪəˈdaɪd/
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Definitions of iodide
  1. noun
    a salt or ester of hydriodic acid
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    potassium iodide
    a crystalline salt in organic synthesis and in making photographic emulsions and in iodized table salt
    hydrogen iodide
    a colorless gas that yields hydroiodic acid in aqueous solution
    silver iodide
    an iodide that is used in photography, in seeding clouds to make rain, and in medicine
    sodium iodide
    a crystalline salt used like potassium iodide
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    halide
    a salt of any halogen acid
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