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Iodine vs Marshite - What's the difference?

iodine | marshite |

As nouns the difference between iodine and marshite

is that iodine is a chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens while marshite is an isometric-hextetrahedral mineral containing copper and iodine.

As a verb iodine

is to treat with iodine.

iodine

English

Noun

(en-noun) (wikipedia iodine)
  • A chemical element (symbol : I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens.
  • An antiseptic incorporating the element.
  • (countable, uncountable, obsolete) An iodide.

    • Usage notes

    Note that the chemical symbol J' (not ' I ) is sometimes used in German chemistry texts.

    Synonyms

    * (antiseptic) tincture of iodine

    Derived terms

    * iod-, iodo- * iodimetry * iodinate * iodination * * iodine cyanide * iodine green * iodine heptafluoride * iodine monochloride * iodine number * iodine pentafluoride * iodine pentoxide * iodine scarlet * iodine trichloride * iodine value * iodine yellow * iodinised, iodinized * iodite * iodyrite * radioiodine * thyro-iodine * tincture of iodine

    Related terms

    * iodate * iode * iodic * iodide * iodipin * iodise, iodize * iodous

    Verb

    (iodin)
  • To treat with iodine.

    • Anagrams

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    marshite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral mineral containing copper and iodine.

    • References

    * Marshite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Marshite.shtml]