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iodate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
io-date
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The anion IO₃⁻; any salt of iodic acid.

verb

To treat with iodine.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From iodic acid + -ate.

Usage

Inflected Forms

iodates (plural) iodates (present, singular) iodating (participle, present) iodated (participle, past) iodated (past)

Derived Forms

diiodate hydriodate iodatian

Phrases

cadmium iodate hydrogen iodate potassium iodate silver iodate sodium iodate

Questions

What does iodate mean?
The anion IO₃⁻; any salt of iodic acid.
Where does iodate come from?
From iodic acid + -ate.

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