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n. - A salt or ester of a particular acid.

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Usage examples (34)
  • “Potassium iodide is a possible teratogen (causing fetal goiter).”
  • Now, what you have in the glass it called nitrogen tri-iodide, which is very sensitive to touch.
  • GOLDSTEIN: Well, perchlorate inhibits your take-up of iodide, which is a form of iodine, which is necessary to make thyroid hormone.
  • The pesticide methyl iodide, which is a known neurotoxin nerve poison, will now be legal to fumigate onto California strawberry fields.
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