Inorganic Chemical
iodide Audio
i·o·dide [ ahy-uh-dahyd, -did ]
Subclass of:
Iodine Compounds; Anions
Definitions related to iodides:
  • A salt or ester of mineral iodine. Iodide salts are mild reducing agents and many react with oxygen to give iodine.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Iodine ion requiring removal of one electron to return to its elemental state.
    CRCH Nutrition Terminology
    Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
  • Inorganic binary compounds of iodine or the I- ion.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Salt compounds containing iodine that are used to control severe hyperthyroidism in special circumstances. They work by decreasing the thyroid gland's production and secretion of thyroid hormone.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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