kamet
- n a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high)
iodochlorhydroxyquin
- n drug used to treat certain fungal infection (as athlete's foot)
io
- n (Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer
- n the closest of Jupiter's moons; has active volcanoes
io moth
- n large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines
iodic acid
- n a soluble crystalline acid; used as a reagent and disinfectant
iodin
- n a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
iodination
- n the substitution or addition of iodine atoms in organic compounds
iodine
- n a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
- n a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic