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iodinate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
io-d-i-nate
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To treat, or to combine, with iodine.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English iodine Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English iodinate From iodine + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Usage

Inflected Forms

iodinates (present, singular) iodinating (participle, present) iodinated (participle, past) iodinated (past)

Derived Forms

deiodinate radioiodinate

Questions

What does iodinate mean?
To treat, or to combine, with iodine.
Where does iodinate come from?
Etymology tree English iodine Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English iodinate From iodine + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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