Iodate vs. Iodide

Iodatenoun

(chemistry) The anion IO3-; Any salt of iodic acid.

Iodateverb

(transitive) To treat with iodine.

Iodatenoun

A salt of iodic acid.

Iodate

An iodate is the anion with the formula IO−3. It is the most common form of iodine in nature, as it comprises the major iodine-containing ores.

Iodidenoun

(inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of iodine and another element or radical.

Iodidenoun

A binary compound of iodine, or one which may be regarded as binary, in which iodine has a valence of -1; as, potassium iodide.

Iodidenoun

a salt or ester of hydriodic acid

Iodide

An iodide ion is the ion I−. Compounds with iodine in formal oxidation state −1 are called iodides.