polyiodide

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der.

Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús

Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.

English poly-

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 *-s

Proto-Indo-European *-ēs

Proto-Hellenic *-ēs

Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)

Ancient Greek -ώδης (-ṓdēs)

Ancient Greek ῐ̓ώδης (ĭṓdēs)lbor.

French iode

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos

Proto-Italic *-īnos

Latin -īnusder.

Old French -inbor.

Middle English -in

English -ine

English iodine

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *-iðos

Latin -idusder.

English -ide

English iodide

English polyiodide

From poly- + iodide.

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Noun

polyiodide (plural polyiodides)

1. (chemistry) A iodide having more than one atom of iodine in the molecule.

References

• “polyiodide”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.