iode
Pronunciation: /jɔd/
“iode” is a French word. Its meaning in English:
noun
In French
- Élément chimique de numéro atomique 53 et de symbole I qui fait partie des halogènes.
- Diiode, solide bleu-noir brillant et très volatil, s’évaporant en un gaz bleu-violet très irritant.
- Teinture d’iode.
Etymology
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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