iodin

Other forms of iodin

plural

iodins·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about iodin

What does iodin mean?

iodin means "a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)".

How many syllables are in iodin?

iodin has 3 syllables: i-o-din. The stress falls on "i".

What is another word for iodin?

Close synonyms include iodine, I, atomic number 53. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is iodin a common word?

iodin is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.