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iodo-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
iodo-
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Containing iodine.

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor. Proto-Hellenic *wion Ancient Greek ἴον (íon) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs)der. English iodo- Derived from Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs, “violet”).

Inflected Forms

iod- (alternative)

Derived Forms

iodobromite iodocinchonine iodocodeine iodoglycerin iodognosis iodohippurate iodohydrargyrate iodol iodomecone iodomeconine iodomercurate iodomethyl

Phrases

iodo-acetic acid iodo-benzene iodobenzoic acid iodo-brucine iodocarbon paste iodo-chloride iodo-chloruret iodo-ethane

Frequently Paired Words

bromo- chloro- fluoro-

Questions

What does iodo- mean?
Containing iodine.
Where does iodo- come from?
Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor. Proto-Hellenic *wion Ancient Greek ἴον (íon) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs)der. English iodo- Derived from Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs, “violet”).

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