iode
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The general family resemblance between certain groups of bodies, now regarded as elementary, (as…for instance, chloride, iode, and brome)."
- "All the metals unite with iodine, and form compounds which have been called iodes, iodures, or iodides. The last term is to be preferred, on account of the analogy of the compounds denoted by it with oxides and chlorides."
Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor. Proto-Hellenic *wion Ancient Greek ῐ̓́ον (ĭ́on) 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 iodebor. English iode Borrowed from French iode.
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry.