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Iodite vs Iodide - What's the difference?

iodite | iodide |

As nouns the difference between iodite and iodide

is that iodite is (chemistry) any hypothetical salt or ester of iodous acid while iodide is .

iodite

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any hypothetical salt or ester of iodous acid
  • iodide

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia iodide) (en noun)
  • (inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of iodine and another element or radical.
  • Derived terms

    * americium iodide * ammonium iodide * auric iodide * aurous iodide * barium iodide * bismuthous iodide * cadmium iodide * caesium iodide, cesium iodide * chloriodide, chloroiodide * chlorobromiodide * cuprous iodide * curium iodide * diiodide * ethyl iodide * hydrogen iodide * indium iodide * iodidate * iodiodide * iodide of iodammonium * iron iodide * kalium iodide * lead iodide * lithium iodide * manganese iodide * oxyiodide * phosphonium iodide * potassium iodide * radium iodide * scandium iodide * silver iodide * sodium iodide * stannous iodide * sulfiodide, sulphiodide * thallious iodide * triiodide * tungsten iodide