periodide

[ puh-rahy-uh-dahyd, -did ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. an iodide with the maximum proportion of iodine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of periodide¹

1810–20; period(ic acid) + -ide ( def )

Example Sentences

The periodide of mercury is a brilliant red pigment, but somewhat evanescent.

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I was unable to contrast it with the protiodide, the latter being converted into mercury and periodide by heat.

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Even when a little of the protiodide and iodine are merely rubbed together in a mortar, a portion of the periodide is formed.

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Mercury, periodide of, an exception to the law of conduction?

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