iodate

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A chemical that contains iodine used to add it to food or water

noun
/ˈaɪoʊdeɪt/

Specialized

: iodato

For the study, the researchers measured the concentration of iodate in the water samples.

Examples

In the laboratory, we used potassium iodate to prepare a standard iodine solution.
That was solution A Solution B contains the iodate, which is going to provide the the yeah, I got to start.
The chemical reaction requires a source of iodine, so we added sodium iodate to the mix.

Surface Forms

iodate singular

iodates plural

Morphology

iodate = iodine (semi-transparent) = iod + ate

The form clearly relates to 'iodine' plus the chemical suffix '-ate', but understanding the precise meaning (an oxyanion) requires domain-specific chemical knowledge.

Etymology

Iodate comes from the root iod-, the same part in iodine, a name that comes from a Greek word for the colour 'violet', plus the chemical ending -ate you see in words like sulfate and nitrate. So iodate is the kind of chemical that has iodine in it and is often used as a source of iodine in salt or water.