iodohydrin

noun

iodo·​hy·​drin

īˌōdəˈhīdrə̇n,

īˌäd-

variants or less commonly iodhydrin

ˌīˌōdˈh-,

ˌīˌäd-

plural -s

: any of a class of iodine compounds analogous to the chlorohydrins

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary iod- + -hydrin

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