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hydrogen iodide
noun
: an acrid colorless gas HI that fumes in moist air and yields hydriodic acid when dissolved in water
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Among the chemicals being used in the plant were hydrogen iodide and methyl acetate, Christensen told reporters, which could be toxic if inhaled and could cause severe burns.
—Arkansas Online, 29 July 2021
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First Known Use
1869, in the meaning defined above
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“Hydrogen iodide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrogen%20iodide. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
hydrogen iodide
noun
: an acrid colorless gas HI that fumes in moist air and yields hydriodic acid when dissolved in water
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