1. To cover by wrapping; to involve; to infold; as, to inwrap in a
cloak, in smoke, etc.
2. To involve, as in difficulty or perplexity; to perplex. [R.] Bp.
Hall.
In*wreathe" (?), v. t. To surround or encompass as with a wreath.
[Written also enwreathe.]
Resplendent locks, inwreathed with beams.
Milton.
In*wrought" (?), p. p. or a. [Pref. in- + wrought. Cf. Inwork.] Wrought
or worked in or among other things; worked into any fabric so as to
from a part of its texture; wrought or adorned, as with figures.
His mantle hairy, and his bonnet sedge, Inwrought with figures dim.
Milton.
I"o (?), n.; pl. Ios (#). [L.; cf. Gr. "iw`.] An exclamation of joy or
triumph; -- often interjectional.
I"od- (?). (Chem.) See Iodo- .
I"o*dal ("*dal), n. [Iod- + alcohol.] (Chem.) An oily liquid, CI3.CHO,
analogous to chloral and bromal.
I"o*date ("*dt), n. (Chem.) A salt of iodic acid.
I`od*hy"drin (?), n. [Iod- + chlorhydrin.] (Chem.) One of a series of
compounds containing iodine, and analogous to the chlorhydrins.
I*od"ic (?), a. [Cf. F. iodique. See Iodine.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or
containing, iodine; specif., denoting those compounds in which it has a
relatively high valence; as, iodic acid.
Iodic acid, a monobasic acid, consisting of iodine with three parts of
oxygen and one of hydrogen.
I"o*dide (?), n. (Chem.) A binary compound of iodine, or one which may
be regarded as binary; as, potassium iodide.
I"o*dine ("*dn or -dn; 104), n. [Gr. 'iw`dhs violetlike; 'i`on a violet
+ e'i^dos form: cf. F. iode, iodine. The name was given from the violet
color of its vapor. See Violet, Idyl.] (Chem.) A nonmetallic element,
of the halogen group, occurring always in combination, as in the
iodides. When isolated it is in the form of dark gray metallic scales,
resembling plumbago, soft but brittle, and emitting a chlorinelike
odor. Symbol I. Atomic weight 126.5. If heated, iodine volatilizes in
beautiful violet vapors.
Iodine was formerly obtained from the ashes of seaweed (kelp or varec),
but is now also extracted from certain natural brines. In the free
state, iodine, even in very minute quantities, colors starch blue.
Iodine and its compounds are largely used in medicine (as in liniments,
antisyphilitics, etc.), in photography, in the preparation of aniline
dyes, and as an indicator in titration.
Iodine green, an artificial green dyestuff, consisting of an iodine
derivative of rosaniline; -- called also night green. -- Iodine
scarlet, a pigment of an intense scarlet color, consisting of mercuric
iodide. -- Iodine yellow, a brilliant yellow pigment, consisting of
plumbic iodide.
I"o*dism (?), n. (Med.) A morbid state produced by the use of iodine
and its compounds, and characterized by palpitation, depression, and
general emaciation, with a pustular eruption upon the skin.
I"o*dize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Iodized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Iodizing
(?).] To treat or impregnate with iodine or its compounds; as, to
iodize a plate for photography. R. Hunt.
I"o*di`zer (?), n. One who, or that which, iodizes.
{ I"o*do- (?), I"od- (?). } (Chem.) A prefix, or combining from,
indicating iodine as an ingredient; as, iodoform.
I*od"o*form (?), n. [Iodo- + formyl. See Formyl, and cf. Chloroform.]
(Chem.) A yellow, crystalline, volatile substance, CI3H, having an
offensive odor and sweetish taste, and analogous to chloroform. It is
used in medicine as a healing and antiseptic dressing for wounds and
sores.
I`o*do*qui"nine (?), n. [Iodo- + quinine.] (Chem.) A iodide of quinine
obtained as a brown substance. It is the base of herapathite. See
Herapathite.
I"o*dous (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, iodine. See -ous
(chemical suffix).
Iodous acid, a hypothetical acid, analogous to chlorous acid.