hydroiodic acid
- noun
- /haɪdroʊˈaɪədɪk ˈæsɪd/
- Specialized
:
ácido hidroiodico
- The chemist prepared hydroiodic acid by dissolving hydrogen iodide in water for the experiment.
Examples
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Hydroiodic acid is often used in organic chemistry for synthesizing various compounds.
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In the laboratory, we learned about the properties of hydroiodic acid and its reactions with metals.
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Then I'm gonna mix that with iodine to get hydroiodic acid, which I need to cook meth.
Synonyms
A strong acid that forms when hydrogen iodide gas dissolves in water
How Acidic
- Specialized
- Specialized
6
4.1
- Specialized
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
hydroiodic + acid
The phrase is compositionally built: 'hydro-' + 'iodic' describes a hydrogen/iodine-related species and 'acid' indicates an acidic substance, so the technical meaning (an acid formed from hydrogen iodide) can be derived if one recognises the chemical morphemes. However, 'hydroiodic' is a specialized formation and its parts are not familiar to an average B1 learner without chemistry/morphological knowledge, so the transparency is only partial.
Etymology
The noun hydroiodic acid comes from two parts: hydro- meaning 'water' and iodic meaning 'iodine'. It is the strong acid you get when hydrogen and iodine mix in water, so the name tells you it is an acid made with 'iodine' and 'water'.