▪ I. iodate, n. Chem.
(ˈaɪədeɪt)
[f. iod-ic + -ate4.]
A salt of iodic acid.
| 1826 Henry Elem. Chem. II. 16 Iodate of zinc falls down in an insoluble state, when iodate of potassa is added to a solution of sulphate of zinc. 1871 Roscoe Elem. Chem. 122 Iodine and caustic potash give potassium iodate, potassium iodide, and water. |
▪ II. ˈiodate, v.
[f. prec.: cf. -ate3 7.]
trans. To impregnate or treat with iodine. Chiefly in ppl. adj. ˈiodated, impregnated with or containing iodine. ioˈdation, the action of impregnating with iodine.
| 1836 J. M. Gully Magendie's Formul., I have long used the iodated and ioduretted waters. 1855 Mayne Expos. Lex., Iodatus, containing iodine; applied to a solid combination of iodine with olefiant gas, termed iodated ether, discovered by Faraday: iodated. 1875 Ure's Dict. Arts III. 567 Experiment has proved that the blackening of one variety of iodated paper, and the preservation of another, depends on the simple admixture of a very minute excess of the nitrate of silver. |