also: ようかぶつ
iodide
Chemical term for a compound containing iodine in the -1 oxidation state.
Potassium iodide is a typical iodide.
Iodide ions are produced in this reaction.
Standard modern spelling using katakana ヨウ for the element iodine.
Older kanji spelling using 沃 for iodine; now largely replaced by ヨウ化物.
Compound of ヨウ (iodine) + 化物 (chemical compound suffix). The kanji 沃 is an older Chinese-derived character for iodine, now mostly replaced by katakana ヨウ in modern chemical terminology.