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iode.

iodine (chemical element)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/jɔd/
  1. iodine (chemical element)

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor. Proto-Hellenic *wion Ancient Greek ῐ̓́ον (ĭ́on) Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₃édyeti Proto-Hellenic *ód͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek ὄζω (ózō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ώδης (-ṓdēs) Ancient Greek ῐ̓ώδης (ĭṓdēs)lbor. French iode Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῐ̓ώδης (ĭṓdēs, “violet-coloured”), so named for the colour of its vapour. Coined by French chemist and physicist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac in 1812.

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