iodite
(ˈaɪədaɪt)
[f. iod-ine + -ite.]
1. Chem. A salt of (hypothetical) iodous acid. So hypo-iodite, a salt of hypo-iodous acid (see iodous).
| 1842 E. Turner's Elem. Chem. xiii. (ed. 7) 303 Mitscherlich infers the crystals to be iodite of soda. 1865–72 Watts Dict. Chem. III. 297 Hypo-iodite of potassium. |
2. Min. = iodyrite.
| 1854 Dana Min. 95 Iodyrite. Iodic Silver. Iodite. 1865–72 Watts Dict. Chem. III. 310 Iodite, Iodopyrite, Iodic Silver. Native iodide of silver. |