Definition of iodide
: a salt of hydriodic acid; also : the monovalent anion I− of such a salt
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Adding to the problem, the release of radioactive iodine from the Fukushima nuclear reactor set off panic buying of protective potassium iodide pills, especially in the western United States.
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Kagan’s team used a compound called phenethylammonium tin iodide.
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: a salt of hydriodic acid; also : the monovalent anion I− of such a salt
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