hydriodic acid

noun

hy·dri·od·ic acid ˌhī-drē-ˈä-dik-

: an aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide HI that is a strong acid and a strong reducing agent

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Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary hydr- + iodic acid

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hydriodic acid was in 1816

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hydriodic acid

noun

hy·dri·od·ic acid ˌhī-drē-ˌäd-ik-

: an aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide that is a strong acid resembling hydrochloric acid chemically and that is also a strong reducing agent

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