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ヨジウム

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Meanings

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noun

Chemical element I, atomic number 53. Loanword from Dutch 'jodium'. Used in scientific and medical contexts.

from Dutch jodium

ヨジウムは消しょう毒どく薬やくによく使つかわれる。
Iodine is often used in disinfectants.

Similar words

ヨウ素そ
ヨウ素 is the more common Japanese term for iodine, using the kanji 沃素 (now often written as ヨウ素). ヨジウム is an older loanword from Dutch, now less frequent but still recognized in some contexts.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch 'jodium' (iodine).