iodime

(i-o-dim’et-re) [iodin + Gr. μέτρον measure]. The estimation of the quantity of iodin in a mixture or compound. fodin (i’o-din) (L. to’dum, from Gr. ς violet hued]. A halogen element of a peculiar odor and acrid taste; symbol, I; atomic weight, 126.6. It is a non-metallic element, occurring in bluish black scales: it is soluble in alcohol and in solutions of the iodids, and at ordinary temperatures it volatilizes, giving off a purplish vapor. It is an irritant, and when taken in exce or for a long time produces iodism. It is used as an alterative and absorbent in rickets, scrofula, hypertrophied glands and mucous membranes, exudates, and effusions: it is sometimes injected for the purpose of producing plastic inflammation in hydrocele, hernia, etc. Dose of compound solution (liquor iodi compos it us, Lugol’s solution), 1-10 min. (0.066-0.666 c.c.); of tincture, 1-5 min. (0.066-0.333 c.c.). i. petrogen, a proprietary solution of iodin in petrogen. i. tri- romid, a dark-brown fluid, IBr;: used in sprays for diphtheric sore throat. i. tri chlorid, a binary compound, ICl,, in orange-yellow needles: antiseptic and disinfectant.